as a Last Name
- 86,635
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Chandler
Meaning & Origins
English: occupational name for a maker and seller of candles, from Middle English cha(u)ndeler (Old French chandelier, Late Latin candelarius, a derivative of candela ‘candle’). While a medieval chandler no doubt made and sold other articles beside candles, the extended sense of modern English chandler does not occur until the 16th century. The name may also, more rarely, have denoted someone who was responsible for the lighting arrangements in a large house, or else one who owed rent in the form of wax or candles.
| 361st in the U.S. for 2011 |
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Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 86,635
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Alabama
- has the most people named Chandler per capita
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