How common is the surname Champion?

17,527 people in the United States had the surname Champion in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,615 Americans. It ranked 2,058th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Champion?

Marge Champion, American dancer and actress (1919–2020), followed by Jack Champion.

Where is the surname Champion most common?

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

Is the surname Champion getting more or less common?

More common. 16,900 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,527 in 2010, up 3.7%.

The surname Champion

A place surname, carried by 17,527 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C515

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Champion is more common than 98.7% of them.

Origin

* 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.

Champion is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 17,527 people named Champion in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,615 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 16,900.

#2,058

rank among US surnames

17,527

people in 2010

5.9

per 100,000 Americans

+3.7%

change since 2000 (was #1,953)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,049	Cavanaugh	17,577	17,565
#2,050	Jaimes	17,573	17,569
#2,051	Culver	17,566	17,576
#2,052	Hope	17,562	17,580
#2,053	Begay	17,553	17,589
#2,054	Argueta	17,540	17,602
#2,055	Granger	17,539	17,603

Who is named Champion

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

71% of people named Champion identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Champions

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marge Champion
American dancer and actress (1919–2020)
Jack Champion
American actor (born 2004)
Gower Champion
American actor and dancer, 1919–1980
Cari Champion
American television host, born 1975
George Charles Champion
British entomologist (1851–1927)
Edwin V. Champion
American politician (1890-1976)

Notable Champions come mostly from the United States (5) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Champion

Champion has the Soundex code C515, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C515.

Questions

Where does the surname Champion come from?: * 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.
How common is the surname Champion?: 17,527 people in the United States had the surname Champion in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,615 Americans. It ranked 2,058th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Champion?: In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Champion identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Champion?: Marge Champion, American dancer and actress (1919–2020), followed by Jack Champion.
Where is the surname Champion most common?: Wikidata records people named Champion in the United States and the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Champion?: Champion is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Champion getting more or less common?: More common. 16,900 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,527 in 2010, up 3.7%.