# Chandler (surname)

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

An English surname originating as an occupation for a chandler (“maker or seller of candles”).

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 79,186 |
| US rank (2010) | 404 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 3,899 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.0% (76,114 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈt͡ʃændləɹ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Candler, Chander |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Chandler 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) | 74% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Chandler in the United States, Australia and Germany.

## People named Chandler

- Raymond Chandler, American novelist and screenwriter (1888–1959)
- Kyle Chandler, American actor (born 1965)
- Tyson Chandler, American basketball player (born 1982)
- Timothy Chandler, American soccer player
- Jeff Chandler, American actor and singer (1918–1961)
- Seth Carlo Chandler, American astronomer (1846–1913)
- Sydney Chandler, American actress
- Wilson Chandler, American basketball player (born 1987)
- Happy Chandler, American politician, Governor of Kentucky, Baseball Commissioner (1898-1991)
- Helen Chandler, American actress (1906–1965)
- George Chandler, American film and television actor (1898-1985)
- Alfred D. Chandler Jr., American historian (1918–2007)

and 26 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Candelaria, Candelario, Candler, Candela, Cantwell, Cantley.

## 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.