Show ContentsCheverie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The name Cheverie was derived from the Old French word "chevre," which derives in turn from the Latin "capra," which means "goat." As a surname, Cheverie was generally though to have been an occupational name for a goatherd.

Early Origins of the Cheverie family

The surname Cheverie was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where the ancestors of the family dates back to the last years of the Holy Roman Empire.

Early History of the Cheverie family

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Cheverie Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Chevrier, Chevriers, Chevrierre, Chevriere, Chevrierres, Chevrieres, Chefrier, Chefriers, Chefrierre, Chefriere, Chefrierres, Chefrieres, Cheveron, Chevrion, Cheverone, Chevrione, Chevrionn, Chevrionne, Cheveronn, Cheveronne, Cheverier, Cheveriers, Chevrior, Chevriors, Chevriorre and many more.

Early Notables of the Cheverie family

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Migration of the Cheverie family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Joseph Chevrier who married Madelaine Cholet in 1761 at Pte-Claire.


Contemporary Notables of the name Cheverie (post 1700) +

  • David Gordon Cheverie CV, SC (b. 1956), Canadian recipient of the Cross of Valour for repeatedly risking his life to save three children from a house-fire on the night of May 16, 1987


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