The Chance surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 13,586 people carried this name — #2,441 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 19,800 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 124 people named Chance.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Manche.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Chance.
- Champoux 658 · U.S. census
- Champy 166 · U.S. census
- Chamu 303 · U.S. census
- Chan 65,719 · U.S. census
- Chana 303 · U.S. census
- Chanay 123 · U.S. census
- Chancy 867 · U.S. census
- Chandler 76,114 · U.S. census
- Chane 220 · U.S. census
- Chanel 144 · U.S. census
- Chaney 32,433 · U.S. census
- Chanez 238 · U.S. census
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