Cliff Conley

Member Since: 12th June 2011
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About Me: Cliff Conley, writes about the history of names and has a special interest in the names Helen and Child, especially Helen Child.

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19th July 2011

A History of the Child Family Name

By Cliff Conley in Family

The surname Child is an ancient 1 that traces its origins to England in the days before the Norman Conquest. Derived from the Anglo-Saxon word cild, the name is thought to have originally applied to a soldier of noncommisioned rank in charge of a organiza...