Find out how popular the last name Charland is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Charland.

Charland, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Charland surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Charland in America

Charland is the 14976th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Charland surname appeared 1,974 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Charland.

We can also compare 2010 data for Charland to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Charland

The surname Charland has its origins in France, emerging during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old French word "charland," which refers to a piece of farmland or cultivated area. The name likely originated as a descriptive term for someone who lived on or worked a particular parcel of land.

The earliest recorded instances of the Charland surname can be traced back to the 13th century in various regions of France, including Normandy, Brittany, and the Île-de-France. Some of the earliest known bearers of the name include Jean Charland, who was documented in records from the village of Pontoise, near Paris, in 1287.

In the 14th century, the Charland name appeared in several historical documents, such as the Census of Normandy, which recorded landowners and their holdings. During this time, the name was also found in various spellings, including Charlan, Charlant, and Charlant.

One notable historical figure with the Charland surname was Pierre Charland, a French soldier and explorer who accompanied Jacques Cartier on his third voyage to Canada in 1541. Charland played a role in the establishment of the short-lived settlement of Charlesbourg-Royal near present-day Quebec City.

Another prominent bearer of the Charland name was Jean-Baptiste Charland, a French lawyer and politician who lived from 1737 to 1808. He served as a member of the Estates General during the French Revolution and later became a judge in Paris.

In the 19th century, Émile Charland (1838-1912) was a renowned Canadian historian and educator. He authored several books on the history of Quebec and served as the principal of the Laval Normal School in Quebec City.

The Charland surname has also been associated with various place names throughout France, such as the village of Charland in the department of Eure-et-Loir, and the hamlet of Charland in the commune of Saint-Pardoux-la-Croisille in Corrèze.

While the origins of the Charland surname can be traced back to medieval France, it has since spread to other parts of the world, primarily through immigration. Today, individuals bearing the Charland surname can be found in numerous countries, including Canada, the United States, and parts of Europe.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Charland

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Charland.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Charland was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Charland has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Charland was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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