Chant

See also: chant

English

Etymology

Probably a nickname from French chant (“song, melody”).

Proper noun

Chant (plural Chants)

1. A surname from French.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Chant is the 33856^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 672 individuals. Chant is most common among White (84.67%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chant”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 317.

Anagrams

• natch