'churchgoer' originates from the combination of 'church' and 'goer', where 'church' refers to a place of Christian worship and 'goer' indicates someone who attends or frequents a place.

'churchgoer' evolved from the Old English word 'cirice' (church) and the Middle English 'gōer' (goer), eventually forming the modern English word 'churchgoer'.

Initially, it meant 'someone who goes to church', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.