Chandler is a middle name, or surname used in various English speaking regions, mainly in England. The name Chandler is early medieval English origin and can be traced back to pre-1100AD. The derivation of the surname Chandler is from the middle English Cha(u)ndeler, the old French Chandelier, Late Latin Candelarius, a derivative of word candela a candle, from candere to be bright, with the agent suffix "-er", and Sanskrit word candra, which means pleasant, shining, moon.Chandler is an occupational name given to the members of anarchic trade dealing with candles. A medieval chandler is believed to have made and sold other articles beside candles. The name may also, more rarely, have denoted someone who was responsible for the lighting arrangements in a large house, or else one who owed rent in the form of wax or candles. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be of Matthew le Candeler, which was dated 1274, in the Hundred Rolls of London, during the reign of King Edward 1(1272-1307), known as The Hammer of the Scots.
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History
Most people born with the surname Chandler in modern times are descendant of peoples of England, who worked as a chandler(making and selling candles). Until about 1350, surnames were only used by the wealthy, and were usually inherited by only the eldest son, along with the family property. The poor had no need for a surname because they had no land to inherit. It was during the years 1350 to 1450 that the use of hereditary surnames became common throughout the English population. This naming, often by trade (e.g. Baker, Smith, Chandler), sometimes by location (e.g. Hill, Marsh, or the name of a town or village), occasionally by appearance (e.g. Long, Small) would have happened village by village throughout England. Consequently, most of the people acquiring the surname Chandler in this way would not have been related to each other. They would only have been occupied in the same trade. Some people born with the Chandler surname may be the descendant of followers of William(Duke of Normandy), who ruled England from 1066 A.D to 1087 A.D. They migrated to England from Normandy around the year 1200. Most of the people with surname Chandler, descend from people who gained their surname when hereditary surnames became common in England, because they were engaged in candle-making business, around the period 1350 A.D to 1450 A.D. The 1881 Census of England (before significant immigration from Britain's colonies) shows that Chandlers were 0.0355% of the population.
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Notable people
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- Abiel Chandler (1777-1851), founding donor to Dartmouth College's Chandler School of Science and the Arts
- Adam Chandler, fictional character on ABC daytime series All My Children
- Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. (1918-2007), American economist and industrial historian
- Alfred Thomas Chandler (1852-1941), newspaperman in South Australia and Western Australia
- Andrew Chandler (disambiguation)
- Arthur Chandler (footballer), English footballer for Leicester City (1920-1930s)
- A. Bertram Chandler, Australian merchant marine officer and Science Fiction writer
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- Ben Chandler (born 1959), American politician and current U.S. Representative from Kentucky; grandson of Happy Chandler
- Bill Chandler, college basketball coach
- Billy Chandler, Louisiana politician
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- Chan Chandler
- Charlotte Chandler, American biographer and playwright
- Chas Chandler, English musician, record producer, and manager
- Chas Chandler (comics), fictional character in the Hellblazer series
- Chris Chandler (born 1965), professional quarterback in the National Football League
- Colby Chandler (CEO), former CEO of Eastman Kodak
- Craig Chandler
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- David P. Chandler, Historian regarded as one of the foremost scholars of Cambodia's modern history
- Dianne Chandler
- Dorothy Buffum Chandler (1901-1997), Los Angeles cultural leader
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- Edgar H. S. Chandler (1904-1988), American minister
- Edward Barron Chandler (1800-1880), Canadian politician and lawyer
- Evan Chandler (1944-2009), former dentist
- Elizabeth Margaret Chandler (1807-1834), American poet and writer
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- Gene Chandler
- Gene G. Chandler
- George Chandler
- George Fletcher Chandler, founder of the New York State Police
- Gordon Chandler (born 1953), American sculptor
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- Happy Chandler (1898-1991), U.S. Senator and Governor of Kentucky
- Harry Chandler, Los Angeles Times publisher (1914-1944) and owner of the largest real-estate empire in the United States
- Heather Chandler, an antagonist of the cult classic movie Heathers.
- Helen Chandler
- Henry William Chandler
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- JR Chandler, fictional character
- James Chandler
- Jeff Chandler (actor)
- Jeff Chandler (boxer)
- Jeff Chandler (kicker)
- John Beals Chandler, Australian politician and electrical retailer.
- John Chandler (1762-1841)
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- Knox Chandler
- Krystal Carey Chandler
- Kyle Chandler (born 1965), American actor
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- Lane Chandler
- Len Chandler
- Leslie Gordon Chandler (1888-1980), Australian ornithologist
- Lloyd Chandler American Appalachian folk musician and Baptist preacher
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- Marian Otis Chandler
- Marlo Chandler
- Michelle Chandler (born 1974), Australian basketball player
- Mike Chandler
- Murray Chandler
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- Nev Chandler
- Norman Chandler, Los Angeles Times publisher 1944-1960
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- Otis Chandler, Los Angeles Times publisher 1960-1980
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- Paul Chandler, along with his wife Rachel Chandler, held hostage by Somali pirates from October 2009 to November 2010
- Peter Chandler (disambiguation)
- Polly Chandler
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- Ralph Chandler
- Raymond Chandler (1888-1959), American author
- Raymond F. Chandler, United States Sergeant Major of the Army
- Rex Chandler
- Richard Chandler
- Rod Chandler
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- Samuel Chandler
- Scott Chandler (American football), tight end for various NFL teams
- Seth Carlo Chandler (1846-1913), American astronomer
- Spud Chandler (1907-1990), American baseball pitcher
- Stuart Chandler, fictional character
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- Theodore E. Chandler (1894-1945), admiral of the United States Navy
- Tim Chandler, bass guitar player
- Timothy Chandler (b. 1990), German-American soccer player (Nuremberg)
- Trisana Chandler Fictional character in the Magic Circle books by Tamora Pierce. Also called Tris
- Tyson Chandler
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- Theodore E. Chandler (1894-1945), admiral of the United States Navy
- Tim Chandler, bass guitar player
- Timothy Chandler (b. 1990), German-American soccer player (Nuremberg)
- Trisana Chandler Fictional character in the Magic Circle books by Tamora Pierce. Also called Tris
- Tyson Chandler
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- Walter Chandler (1887-1967), American politician
- Wes Chandler (born 1956), American football player
- William E. Chandler (1835-1917) United States Secretary of the Navy and senator
- William Henry Chandler (painter) (1854-1928) American pastel artist
- William Chandler (character) character in the soap opera Fashion House
- William Chandler (driver), American racecar driver
- Wilson Chandler (born 1987), American basketball player
- J. Wyeth Chandler (ca. 1930-2004), mayor of Memphis, Tennessee
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- Zachariah Chandler (1813-1879), American businessman and politician
Variants
Surnames in every country have continued to develop, often leading to a great range of variation of the original spelling, throughout the centiuries. A variation of the Chandler surname have been observed including, Chandelar, Chandeler, Chandeleur, Chandelor, Chander,Chanders, Chandlar, Chandlen, Chandlers, Chandles, Chandless, Chandley, Chandlor, Chandly, Chandor,Chanelar, Chaneler, Chaneley, Channeller, Chanelor, Chanler, Chanley, Chanlor, Channellor,Channiler, Chansler, Chantler, Chantller, Chaundflower (probably a mistranscription/mistranslation of Chaundeleur i.e. Chaundeleur becomes Chaundfleur becomes Chaundflower), Chandeler, Chaundler, Chaundeler, Chaundeleur, Chauntler andChawner.
See also
- Chandler (taxonomic authority)
References
External links
- Chandler Genealogy
- The Chandler Family
- Chandler Family Association Genealogy Reports
- Origin and History of the Name of Chandler with Biographies of All the Most Noted Persons of that Name ...: The Crescent Family Record ...
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