as a Last Name
- 15,410
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Chance
Meaning & Origins
English: from Old French chea(u)nce ‘(good) fortune’ (a derivative of cheoir ‘to fall (out)’, Latin cadere), a nickname for an inveterate gambler, for someone considered fortunate or well favored, or perhaps for someone who had survived an accident by a remarkable piece of luck.
| 2,373rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 15,410
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Delaware
- has the most people named Chance per capita
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