Chevalier Family History
Chevalier Name Meaning
French: from Old French chevalier ‘knight’ (literally
‘horseman’, ‘rider’, from Late Latin caballarius, a derivative
of caballus ‘horse’). In the Middle Ages only men of
comparative wealth were able to afford the upkeep of a riding
horse. It is likely that in the majority of cases the surname was
originally a nickname, or an occupational name for a knight’s servant,
rather than a status name, for most men of the knightly class belonged
to noble families which had more specific surnames derived from their
estates.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Chevalier
Name Distribution of Chevalier Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Chevalier families
 35 - 68  12 - 34 |
 1 - 11  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Chevalier families
|
2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Chevalier census records
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Chevalier Family Origin
Chevalier Emigration Information (US)
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Chevalier Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Chevalier census records
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Military Service by Chevalier
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