# Champion (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/champion/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 17,527 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,058 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 17,615 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.7% (16,900 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As an English surname of Norman origin, as well as French, from the noun champion. * Also as an English surname of Norman origin, from the placename Champagne.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Champion in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 71% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Champion in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Champion

- Marge Champion, American dancer and actress (1919–2020)
- Jack Champion, American actor (born 2004)
- Gower Champion, American actor and dancer
- Cari Champion, American television host
- George Charles Champion, British entomologist (1851–1927)
- Edwin V. Champion, American politician (1890-1976)

## Similar surnames

Champine, Champney, Campion, Campana, Canavan, Campanella, Compean, Campanelli.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.