Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
CHANNING
There are approximately 1,387 people named Channing in the UK. That makes it the 5,838th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 22 are named Channing.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
ChaninChaing
Chaning
Changning
Chanings
Chaninge
Channin
Chanink
Channines
Chanming
Chanins
Chainnin
Chaneing
Chaningham
Chagnin
Chanines
Chanine
Chaanin
Chainin
Chanington
Channeang
Cenning
The Channing surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Saxon.) Cyning, knowing, wise; Dutch, Koning, whence king; the same derivation as Canning.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
CHANNING. Apparently an ancient personal name. Chening. Domesd. in Hants.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.