Researching Wilson Chandler
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 9621 people with the Chandler surname? In that year Chandler was ranked number 430 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Wilson means "son of William" and is of German origin.
Records of Wilson Chandler on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Wilson Chandler and the Chandler Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 12720 people with the Chandler surname in the UK? Chandler is now ranked number 449 for popularity in the UK. |
Chandler Genealogy Databases
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Chandler Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 103300 people with the Chandler surname in the USA? Chandler is ranked number 123 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Chandler Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Wilson Chandler. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Wilson Chandler
Wilson Chandler
Wilson Jamall Chandler (born May 10, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Zhejiang Guangsha Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He has previously played for Zhejiang Guangsha of the Chinese Basketball Association during the 2011 NBA lockout and the NBA's New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets. He played college basketball for the DePaul Blue Demons for two years before declaring for the 2007 NBA draft, where he was a first-round selection of the Knicks. Chandler is listed at 6 ft 8 in. and 225 lbs. He can play both forward positions.
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Other names that sound a bit like Chandler
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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