<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article contains embedded lists that may be poorly defined, unverified or indiscriminate . Please help to clean it up to meet Wikipedia's quality standards . Where appropriate, incorporate items into the main body of the article . (February 2018) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article contains embedded lists that may be poorly defined, unverified or indiscriminate . Please help to clean it up to meet Wikipedia's quality standards . Where appropriate, incorporate items into the main body of the article . (February 2018) </Td> </Tr> <P> 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 . </P> <Ul> <Li> Abiel Chandler (1777--1851), founding donor to Dartmouth College's Chandler School of Science and the Arts </Li> <Li> Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. (1918--2007), American economist and industrial historian </Li> <Li> Alfred Thomas Chandler (1852--1941), newspaperman in South Australia and Western Australia </Li> <Li> Andrew Chandler (disambiguation) </Li> <Li> Arthur Chandler (footballer), English footballer for Leicester City (1920--1930s) </Li> <Li> A. Bertram Chandler, Australian merchant marine officer and Science Fiction writer </Li> </Ul>

Where does the last name chandler come from