Chandler (surname)

Chandler, and its variant spellings, is a family name that originated as an occupational surname in medieval England. It applied to a person involved in making or selling candles and similar articles. The earliest records as a surname are attested in Anglo-Norman by Matthew le Candeler in London in 1274 and William le Chandeler in Essex in 1275. It corresponds to the Norman-Picard and (northern) French surnames Candelier, Chandelier and Lechandelier "candle maker".

As of 2010, Chandler ranked as the 404th most popular surname in the United States, with 79,186 citizens.

People

A

• A. Bertram Chandler (1912–1984), Australian marine officer
• Abiel Chandler (1777–1851), American philanthropist
• Al Chandler (born 1950), American football player
• Albert Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
• A. Lee Chandler (1922–2012), American judge
• Alexander J. Chandler (1859–1950), Arizona pioneer and founder of Chandler, Arizona
• Alfred Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
• Allan Chandler (1907–1970), Australian rules footballer
• Allen Chandler (1849–1926), British cricketer
• Alvin Duke Chandler (1902–1987), American academic administrator
• Andrea Chandler, American farmer and sailor
• Andrew Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
• Anna Chandler (1884–1957), American actress and singer
• Annie Chandler (swimmer) (born 1987), American swimmer
• Arthur Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ash Chandler, Indian actor

B

• Ben Chandler (born 1959), American politician
• Bert Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
• Bill Chandler (1895–1953), American basketball coach
• Bill Chandler (ice hockey) (1930–1991), Canadian ice hockey player
• Bob Chandler (1949–1995), American football player
• Bob Chandler (footballer) (1894–1964), English footballer
• Brett Chandler (born 1975), Australian rules footballer
• Bruce Chandler (born 1952), American politician
• Brynne Chandler (born 1958), American screenwriter
• Bubba Chandler (born 2002), American baseball player
• Bud Chandler (1905–1996), American tennis player

C

• Caroline Augusta Chandler (1906–1979), American doctor and author
• Carrol Chandler (born 1952), American general
• Catherine Chandler (born 1950), Canadian poet and translator
• Cecil Chandler (1902–1958), British rower
• Charles Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
• Charlotte Chandler, American biographer and playwright
• Chas Chandler (1938–1996), English musician
• Chick Chandler (1905–1988), American actor
• Christine Chandler (born 1958), American politician
• Christopher Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
• Claire Chandler (born 1990), Australian politician
• Colby Chandler (CEO) (1925/1926–2021), American businessman
• Collin Chandler (born 2003), American basketball player
• Craig Chandler (born 1970), Canadian businessman

D

• Dan Chandler (born 1978), American singer
• Dana Chandler (born 1941), American artist and activist
• Daniel Chandler (born 1952), British visual semiotician
• Daniel Chandler (wrestler) (born 1951), American wrestler
• Danny Chandler (1959–2010), American motocross racer
• David Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
• Dean Chandler (born 1976), English footballer
• Dianne Chandler (born 1946), American model
• Dick Chandler (1910–1969), Australian rules footballer
• Dillard Chandler (1907–1992), American singer
• Don Chandler (1934–2011), American football player
• Donald S. Chandler, American entomologist
• Dorothy Buffum Chandler (1901–1997), American cultural leader
• Doug Chandler (born 1965), American motorcycle racer
• Douglas Chandler (1889–??), American broadcaster

E

• Ed Chandler (1917–2003), American baseball player
• Eddy Chandler (1894–1948), American actor
• Edgar Chandler (1946–1992), American football player
• Edgar Chandler (minister) (1904–1988), American minister
• Edmund Leavens Chandler (1829–1880), Canadian merchant and politician
• Edward Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
• Eileen Chandler (1904–1993), British painter
• Elias Chandler (1856–1909), American colonel
• Elisabeth Gordon Chandler (1913–2006), American sculptor
• Elizabeth Margaret Chandler (1807–1834), American poet and writer
• Ella Chandler (born 2000), English cricketer
• Emilie Chandler (born 1983), French politician
• Ernest Chandler (1891–1936), British boxer
• Evan Chandler, plaintiff

F

• Francis Chandler (1849–1937), British trade unionist
• Fred Chandler (1912–2005), English footballer

G

• Gene Chandler (born 1937), American singer-songwriter
• Gene G. Chandler (born 1947), American politician
• George Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gilbert Chandler (1903–1974), Australian politician
• Glenn Chandler (born 1949), Scottish playwright and novelist
• Gordon Chandler (born 1953), American sculptor
• Gordon Chandler (cricketer) (1909–2003), English cricketer
• Grace Chandler (1879–1967), American photographer

H

• Happy Chandler (1898–1991), American politician
• Harriette L. Chandler (born 1937), American politician
• Harry Chandler (1864–1944), American publisher
• Harvey Chandler (born 1995), English snooker player
• Helen Chandler (1906–1965), American actress
• Henry Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people

I

• Ian Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people

J

• Jabarry Chandler (born 1994), Barbadian footballer
• J. A. C. Chandler (1872–1934), American historian and academic administrator
• Jamal Chandler (born 1989), Barbadian footballer
• James Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jamie Chandler (born 1989), English footballer
• Jamie P. Chandler (born 1977), American political scientist
• Janet Chandler (1911–1994), American model and actress
• Jason Chandler (singer) (born 1969), American vocalist
• Jeff Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jennifer Chandler (born 1959), American diver
• Jessie Chandler (born 1968), American author
• Jim Chandler (1941–2017), American poet
• Jo Chandler (born 1965), Australian journalist
• Joan Chandler (1923–1979), American actress
• Johanna Chandler (1820–1875), British philanthropist
• John Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jordan Chandler, litigant
• Joseph Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
• Joyce Chandler (born 1939), American politician
• J. Wyeth Chandler (1930–2004), American politician

K

• Kade Chandler (born 2000), Australian rules footballer
• Karen Chandler (1923–2010), American singer
• Karl Chandler (American football) (born 1952), American football player
• Karl Chandler (comedian) (born 1941), Australian writer and comedian
• Katherine Agnes Chandler (1865–1930), American botanist and author
• Kathleen Chandler (born 1932), American politician
• Kennedy Chandler (born 2002), American basketball player
• Kerri Chandler (born 1969), American record producer
• Kevin M. Chandler (born 1960), American politician and lawyer
• Knox Chandler, American musician
• Kyle Chandler (born 1965), American actor

L

• Lane Chandler (1899–1972), American actor
• Lauryn Chandler, American author
• Lawrence Chandler, British-American composer
• Len Chandler (1935–2023), American musician
• Leonard B. Chandler (1851–1927), American businessman and politician
• Leslie Gordon Chandler (1888–1980), Australian ornithologist
• Lloyd Chandler (1896–1978), American musician
• Lorraine Chandler (1946–2020), American singer-songwriter
• Lucinda Banister Chandler (1828–1911), American social reformer

M

• Marc Chandler (born 1961), American foreign exchange market analyst
• Margaret Bailey Chandler (1929–1997), American community leader
• Marian Otis Chandler (1866–1952), American businesswoman
• Marjorie Elizabeth Jane Chandler (1897–1983), British paleobotanist
• Marquin Chandler (born 1982), American basketball player
• Martin Spencer Chandler (1828–1893), American farmer and politician
• Mary Chandler (1687–1745), English poet
• Mary Chandler (composer) (1911–1996), composer, pianist and oboist
• Matthew Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
• Michael Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
• Michelle Chandler (born 1974), Australian basketball player
• Mike Chandler (born 1958), American stock car racing driver
• Murray Chandler (born 1960), New Zealand chess grandmaster

N

• Nate Chandler (born 1989), American football player
• Neil Chandler (1949–2022), Australian rules footballer
• Nev Chandler (1946–1994), American broadcaster
• Newton Chandler (1893–1997), Australian rules footballer
• Norman Chandler (1899–1973), American publisher

O

• Oba Chandler (1946–2011), American convicted murderer
• Oliver P. Chandler (1807–1895), American attorney and politician
• Otis Chandler (1927–2006), American published

P

• Paul-Gordon Chandler (born 1964), American author
• Peleg Chandler (1816–1889), American lawyer and politician
• Peter Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
• Phil Chandler (born 1972), New Zealand cricketer
• Polly Chandler, American photographer

R

• Ralph Chandler (1829–1889), American admiral
• Ray Chandler (1944–2010), American softball coach
• Raymond Chandler (1888–1959), American author
• Raymond F. Chandler (born 1962), American army officer
• Rex Chandler (1937–2014), American politician
• Richard Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
• Robert Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rod Chandler (born 1942), American politician
• Roger Chandler, American wrestling coach
• Roger Chandler (politician), English politician
• Ron Chandler, British motorcycle racer
• Roy F. Chandler (1925–2015), American author

S

• Samuel Chandler (1693–1766), British minister
• Samuel Chandler (politician) (1760–1851), American-Canadian merchant
• Scott Chandler (American football) (born 1985), American football player
• Sean Chandler (born 1996), American football player
• Seth Carlo Chandler (1846–1913), American astronomer
• Sid Chandler (1901–1961), English footballer
• Silas Chandler (1838–1919), American slave
• Simon Chandler (born 1953), British actor
• Spud Chandler (1907–1990), American baseball player
• Stephanie Chandler, American entrepreneur
• Stephen Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
• Sue Chandler (1940–2023), British schoolteacher
• Sydney Chandler (born 1996), American actress

T

• Tanis Chandler (1924–2006), French-American actress
• Theophilus P. Chandler Jr. (1845–1928), American architect
• Tertius Chandler (1915–2000), American historian and author
• Theodore E. Chandler (1894–1945), American admiral
• Thomas Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
• Thornton Chandler (born 1963), American football player
• Tim Chandler (1960–2018), American musician
• Timothy Chandler (born 1990), German-American soccer player
• Tina Chandler (born 1974), American bodybuilder
• Tyson Chandler (born 1982), American basketball player
• Ty Chandler (American football) (born 1998), American football player

V

• Vedra Chandler (born 1980), American singer and dancer
• Vicki Chandler, American plant geneticist
• Victor Chandler (born 1951), British businessman
• Vivienne Chandler (1947–2013), English-French actress and photographer

W

• Walter Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
• Wes Chandler (born 1956), American football player
• Willard H. Chandler (1830–1901), American politician
• William Chandler (disambiguation), multiple people
• Wilson Chandler (born 1987), American basketball player
• Winthrop Chandler (1747–1790), American artist

Z

• Zachariah Chandler (1813–1879), American businessman and politician

Fictional characters

• Adam Chandler, a character on the television series All My Children
• AJ Chandler, a character on the television series All My Children
• Colby Chandler (All My Children), a character on the television series All My Children
• JR Chandler, a character on the television series All My Children
• Krystal Carey Chandler, a character on the television series All My Children
• Liz Chandler, a character on the soap opera Days of Our Lives
• Marlo Chandler, a character in the comic book series Marvel Comics
• Scott Chandler (All My Children), a character on the television series All My Children
• Skye Chandler, a character on the television series' All My Children, One Life to Live, and General Hospital
• Stuart Chandler, a character on the television All My Children
• Tom Chandler, a character on the television series The Last Ship

See also

• Chandler (given name)
• Chantler
• Admiral Chandler (disambiguation)
• Justice Chandler (disambiguation)
• Senator Chandler (disambiguation)
• Chandler (disambiguation)

References