# Churchill (surname)

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

A habitational surname from Old English from any of these places.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 12,235 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,930 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 25,235 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.0% (12,108 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈt͡ʃɜːɹt͡ʃɪl/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From church + hill.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Churchill 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) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Churchill in the United States, the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of England.

## People named Churchill

- Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, British duchess (1660-1744)
- Caryl Churchill, British dramatist
- Frank Churchill, American composer (1901-1942)
- Winston Churchill, American novelist (1871–1947)
- Marguerite Churchill, American actress (1910-2000)
- Sarah Churchill, British actress and dancer (1914-1982)
- Owen Churchill, American sailor (1896–1985)
- Thomas James Churchill, 13th governor of Arkansas
- Diana Churchill, British actress (1913-1994)
- Caroline M. Nichols Churchill, American feminist (1833-1926)
- Savannah Churchill, American musician (1920–1974)
- Jo Churchill, British Conservative party politician (born 1964)

and 1 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Churchwell, Criswell, Carrasquillo, Carrizales, Carswell, Crossley, Cargill, Crossland, Creswell, Cargile, Crisler, Crosley.

## 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.