Chandler (surname)

For Chandler as a given name, see Chandler (given name). For other uses, see Chandler (disambiguation).

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 of Matthew le Candeler in London in 1274 and William le Chandeler in Essex in 1275. In the 1881 census of England, the surname Chandler was apparently used by over 0.3% of the population.

Notable people

A

• A. Bertram Chandler (1912–1984), Australian merchant marine officer and Science Fiction writer
• A. Lee Chandler (1922–2012), American judge
• Aaron Chandler (born 1983), American soccer player and city attorney
• Abiel Chandler (1777–1851), founding donor to Dartmouth College's Chandler School of Science and the Arts
• Al Chandler (born 1950), American football player
• Albert Chandler (disambiguation)
• Alfred Chandler (disambiguation)
• Allan Chandler (1907–1970), Australian rules footballer
• Allen Chandler (1849–1926), British cricketer
• Alvin Duke Chandler (1902–1987), 21st president of the College of William & Mary
• Andrea Chandler, United States Navy sailor, farmer, and writer
• Andrew Chandler (disambiguation)
• Anna Chandler (1884–1957), American vaudeville actress and mezzo-soprano singer
• Annie Chandler (swimmer) (born 1987), American swimmer
• Arthur Chandler (disambiguation)

B

• Ben Chandler (born 1959), American politician and current U.S. Representative from Kentucky; grandson of Happy Chandler
• Bert D. Chandler (1869–1947), American jurist
• Bill Chandler (1895–1953), college basketball coach
• Bill Chandler (ice hockey) (1930–1991), Canadian ice hockey player
• Bob Chandler (footballer) (1894–1964), English football goalkeeper
• Bob Chandler (1949–1995), American football wide receiver
• Brett Chandler (born 1975), Australian rules footballer
• Bruce Chandler (born 1952), American politician
• Brynne Chandler (born 1958), American screenwriter

C

• Caroline Augusta Chandler (1906–1979), American doctor and author
• Carrol Chandler (born 1952), United States Air Force four-star general
• Catherine Chandler (born 1950), Canadian poet and translator
• Chan Chandler
• Charles Chandler (disambiguation)
• Charlotte Chandler, American biographer and playwright
• Chas Chandler (1938–1996), English musician, record producer, and manager
• Chick Chandler (1905–1988), American film character actor
• Chris Chandler (born 1965), professional quarterback in the National Football League
• Christopher Chandler (politician) (born 1951), American judge and politician
• Christopher Chandler (businessman) (born 1960), Maltese billionaire and founder of the investment company Legatum
• Colby Chandler (CEO), former CEO of Eastman Kodak
• Craig Chandler (born, 1970), Canadian businessman, pundit, and political and religious activist

D

• Dana Chandler, also known as Akin Duro (born 1941), American artist and Black Power activist
• Daniel Chandler (born 1952), British visual semiotician
• Danny Chandler (1959–2010), American motocross racer
• David Chandler (disambiguation)
• Dean Chandler (born 1976), English footballer.
• Dianne Chandler (born 1946), American Playboy model
• Dillard Chandler (1907–1992), American Appalachian Folk singer
• Don Chandler (1934–2011), American football player punter and placekicker
• Donald S. Chandler, American entomologist
• Dorothy Buffum Chandler (1901–1997), Los Angeles cultural leader
• Doug Chandler (born 1965), American motorcycle racer
• Douglas Chandler (1889 – not earlier than 1963), American broadcaster of Nazi propaganda during World War II

E

• Edgar Chandler (minister) (1904–1988), American minister
• Edgar Chandler (1946–1992), American football player
• Edmund Leavens Chandler (1829–1880), Canadian merchant and politician
• Edward Chandler (disambiguation)
• Evan Chandler (1944–2009), former dentist
• Elisabeth Gordon Chandler (1913–2006), American sculptor and educator, founder of the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts
• Elizabeth Chandler (real name Mary Claire Helldorfer), American young adult novelist
• Elizabeth Margaret Chandler (1807–1834), American poet and writer
• Émilie Chandler (born 1983), French politician

F

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

G

• G. Chandler, English cricketer
• Gene Chandler (born 1937), American singer, songwriter, music producer and record label executive
• Gene G. Chandler (born 1947), Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (from 2017)
• George Chandler (disambiguation)
• Gilbert Chandler (1903–1974), Australian Liberal Party politician
• Glenn Chandler (born 1949), Scottish playwright and novelist
• Gordon Chandler (cricketer) (1909–2003), English cricketer
• Gordon Chandler (born 1953), American sculptor

H

• Happy Chandler (1898–1991), U.S. Senator and Governor of Kentucky
• Harriette L. Chandler (born 1937), 94th President of the Massachusetts Senate
• Harry Chandler (1864–1944), Los Angeles Times publisher (1914–1944) and owner of the largest real-estate empire in the United States
• Harvey Chandler (born 1995), English snooker player
• Helen Chandler (1906–1965), American film and theater actress
• Henry Chandler (disambiguation)

I

• Ian Chandler (disambiguation)

J

• J. A. C. Chandler (1872–1934), American historian, author and educator, 18th president of the College of William & Mary
• Jabarry Chandler (born 1994), Barbadian football forward
• Jamal Chandler (born 1989), Barbadian football midfielder
• James Chandler (born 1948), professor in English Language and Literature at the University of Chicago
• James B. Chandler (1837–1899), Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War
• James Gilbert Chandler (1856–1924), American architect
• James Watson Chandler (1801–1870), Canadian lawyer, judge and politician
• Jamie Chandler (born 1989), English football midfielder
• Jamie P. Chandler (born 1977), American political scientist, television commentator, and writer
• Jason Chandler (born 1969), lead vocalist for the rock band The Frustrators
• Jeff Chandler (disambiguation)
• Jennifer Chandler (born 1959), American diver
• Jessie Chandler (born 1968), American author of mystery fiction
• Jim Chandler (1941–2017), American poet
• Jo Chandler (born 1965), Australian journalist, science writer and educator
• Johanna Chandler (1820–1875), British philanthropist, founder of the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• John Chandler (disambiguation)
• Joseph Chandler (disambiguation)
• Joyce Chandler (born 1939), American politician

K

• Karen Chandler (born Eva Nadauld; 1923–2010), American singer
• Karl Chandler (comedian) (born 1941), Australian writer and comedian
• Karl Chandler (born 1952), American football player
• Kathleen Chandler (born 1932), American politician
• Kennedy Chandler (born 2002), American basketball player
• Kerri Chandler (born 1969), American house DJ and record producer
• Kevin M. Chandler (born 1930), American politician and lawyer
• Knox Chandler, American session guitarist and cellist
• Kyle Chandler (born 1965), American actor
• Karen Mayo-Chandler (1958–2006), British actress and model
• Katherine Agnes Chandler (1865–1930), American botanist and author

L

• Lane Chandler (born Robert Chandler Oakes; 1899–1972), American actor
• Lauryn Chandler, American author of contemporary romance novels
• Lawrence Chandler, British American composer, musician and artist, founding member of the band Bowery Electric
• Len Chandler (born 1935), American folk musician
• Leonard B. Chandler (1851–1927), American businessman and politician
• Leslie Gordon Chandler (1888–1980), Australian ornithologist
• Lloyd Chandler (1896–1978), American Appalachian folk musician and Baptist preacher
• Lucinda Banister Chandler (1828–1911), American social reformer, author

M

• Marc Chandler (born 1961), American foreign exchange market analyst
• Marian Otis Chandler (1866–1952), secretary and director of the Times-Mirror Company, published the Los Angeles Times
• Marjorie Elizabeth Jane Chandler (1897–1983), British paleobotanist
• Marquin Chandler (born 1982), American basketball forward
• Martin Spencer Chandler (1828-1893), American farmer and politician
• Mary Chandler (1687–1745), English poet
• Matthew Chandler (disambiguation)
• Michael Chandler (disambiguation)
• Michelle Chandler (born 1974), Australian basketball player
• Mike Chandler (born 1958), driver in the CART Championship Car series
• Murray Chandler (born 1960), chess grandmaster played for New Zealand and for England

N

• Nate Chandler (born 1989), American football offensive tackle
• Neil Chandler (born 1949), Australian rules footballer
• Nev Chandler (1946–1994), Ohio sports broadcaster
• Newton Chandler (1893–1997), Australian rules footballer
• Norman Chandler (1899–1973), Los Angeles Times publisher from 1944 to 1960

O

• Oba Chandler (1946–2011), American convicted murderer
• Oliver P. Chandler (1807–1895), Vermont attorney and politician
• Otis Chandler (1927–2006), Los Angeles Times publisher from 1960 to 1980

P

• Paul Chandler, along with his wife Rachel Chandler, held hostage by Somali pirates from October 2009 to November 2010
• Paul-Gordon Chandler (born 1964), American author, U.S. Episcopal priest, and an art curator
• Peleg Chandler (1816–1889), American lawyer and politician
• Peter Chandler (disambiguation), various people
• Polly Chandler, American photographer

R

• Ralph Chandler (1829–1889), Rear Admiral of the United States Navy
• Raymond Chandler (1888–1959), American author
• Raymond F. Chandler (born 1962), United States Sergeant Major of the Army (2011–2015)
• Richard Chandler (disambiguation)
• Robert Chandler (disambiguation)
• Rod Chandler (born 1942), U.S. Representative from Washington (1983–1993)
• Roger Chandler, head coach of the Michigan State Spartans wrestling team
• Ron Chandler, British motorcycle racer
• Roy F. Chandler (1925–2015), American author

S

• Samuel Chandler (1693–1766), British Nonconformist minister, dissenter and polemicist pamphleteer
• Samuel Chandler (politician) (1760–1851), American-born merchant and politician in Nova Scotia
• Scott Chandler (American football), tight end for various NFL teams
• Sean Chandler, 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 film, television and theatre actor
• Spud Chandler (1907–1990), American baseball pitcher
• Stephanie Chandler, American entrepreneur, author and publisher
• Stephen Sanders Chandler Jr. (1899–1989), United States federal judge
• Stephen E. Chandler (1841–1919), American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (1865)
• Sue Chandler, British schoolteacher and textbook writer

T

• Tanis Chandler (born 1924), French-born American actress
• Theophilus P. Chandler Jr. (1845–1928), American architect
• Terry Chandler (1951–2017), philanthropist
• Tertius Chandler (1915–2000), American historian and author
• Theodore E. Chandler (1894–1945), admiral of the United States Navy
• Thomas Chandler (disambiguation)
• Thornton Chandler (born 1963), American football tight end
• Tim Chandler (born 1960), bass guitar player
• Tina Chandler (born 1974), American bodybuilder
• Timothy Chandler (born 1990), German-American soccer player (Nuremberg)
• Tyson Chandler (born 1982), American professional basketball player
• Ty Chandler (American football) (born 1998), American football player

V

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

W

• Walter Chandler (disambiguation)
• Wes Chandler (born 1956), American football player
• Willard H. Chandler (1830–1901), American politician
• William Chandler (disambiguation)
• Wilson Chandler (born 1987), American basketball player
• Winthrop Chandler (1747–1790)б American artist
• J. Wyeth Chandler (c. 1930 – 2004), mayor of Memphis, Tennessee

Z

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

Fictional characters

• Adam Chandler, fictional character on ABC daytime series All My Children
• AJ Chandler, fictional character from the American serial drama All My Children
• Chas Chandler (comics), fictional character in the Hellblazer series
• Heather Chandler, an antagonist of the cult classic 1988 film Heathers, and it's musical and TV adaptations
• JR Chandler, fictional character
• Krystal Carey Chandler, fictional character from American serial drama All My Children
• Liz Chandler, fictional character on the soap opera Days of Our Lives
• Marlo Chandler, Marvel Comics fictional character
• Dr R. Chandler, fictional scientist in the motion picture 2010: The Year We Make Contact
• Scott Chandler (All My Children), fictional character from ABC daytime drama All My Children
• Skye Chandler, fictional character from the ABC soap operas All My Children, One Life to Live, and General Hospital
• Stuart Chandler, fictional character on American TV drama All My Children
• Tom Chandler (The Last Ship), protagonist of the TV series The Last Ship
• Trisana Chandler, fictional character in the Magic Circle books by Tamora Pierce
• William Chandler (character), fictional character in the soap opera Fashion House

Variants

Surnames in every country have continued to develop, often leading to a great range of variation of the original spelling, throughout the centuries. A variation of the Chandler surname have been observed including, Chandelar, Chandeler, Chandeleur, Chandelor, Chander, Chanders, Chandlar, Chandlen, Chandlers, Chandles, Chandless, Chandley, Chandlor, Chandly, Chandor, Chanelar, Chaneler, Chaneley, Channeller, Chanelor, Chanler, Chanley, Chanlor, Channellor, Channiler, Chansler, Chantler, Chantller, Chaundflower (probably a mistranscription/mistranslation of Chaundeleur i.e. Chaundeleur becomes Chaundfleur becomes Chaundflower), Chaundeler, Chaundler, Chaundeler, Chaundeleur, Chauntler and Chawner.

See also

• Chandler (given name), for those with the given name Chandler
• Chandler (taxonomic authority)

External links

• Chandler Genealogy
• The Chandler Family
• Chandler Family Association Genealogy Reports
• Origin and History of the Name of Chandler with Biographies of All the Most Noted Persons of that Name ...: The Crescent Family Record ...