Cha Family History

Cha Name Meaning

Korean (Ch’a): there is only one Chinese character for the Ch’a surname, and the Y{ou}nan Ch’a clan is the only clan. Their founding ancestor was Ch’a Hyoj{ou}n, son of Yu Ch’a-tal (10th century ad). Ch’a is a fairly common surname throughout the Korean peninsula, but most of the clan’s members live in Ky{ou}ngsang province, Hwanghae province, or P’y{ou}ngan province.Chinese : variant of Zha.

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Name Distribution of Cha Families

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England & Wales

Scotland

Number of Cha families

3 - 3

2 - 2

from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data

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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data

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Cha Family Origin

Italy (12)

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Cha Family Occupations

from 1881 UK Census Data

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