Chiasson History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

The noble surname Chiasson originated in the region of Maine, in France. Chiasson is a topographic surname, which is a type of hereditary surname. Topographic names were given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between individuals and their homelands, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, people who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original villages, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came.

Early Origins of the Chiasson family

The surname Chiasson was first found in Maine, where the family took its name in early times from Chassé, a village in the department of Sarthe, in the district of Mamers.

Early History of the Chiasson family

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Chiasson Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Chassé, Chassay, Chassaye, Chassey, Chasset, Chassériau, Chassériot, Chassérieau, Chasériaud, Chassériaut, Chassériaux, Chaisson and many more.

Early Notables of the Chiasson family

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Chiasson World Ranking

In the United States, the name Chiasson is the 11,401^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Chiasson is ranked the 419^th most popular surname with an estimated 11,109 people with that name. 2 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Chiasson is the 474^th popular surname. 3

Chiasson migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Chiasson Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jean Chiasson, who landed in South Carolina in 1755 4
Abrance Chiasson, who landed in South Carolina in 1755 4
Anne Chiasson, who arrived in South Carolina in 1763 4
Charles Chiasson, aged 13, who landed in South Carolina in 1763 4
Jean Marie Chiasson, who landed in South Carolina in 1763 4
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Chiasson migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Chiasson Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Guyon Chiasson, son of Pierre and Marie, who married Madeleine Martin, daughter of Pierre and Joachim, in Quebec on 7th October 1683 5

Chiasson Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Michel Chiasson, son of Jacques and Jeanne, who married Marguerite Mourier, daughter of Jean and Marie, in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec on 30th June 1706 5
Louis Chiasson, son of Michel and Marguerite, who married Geneviève Quemeneur, daughter of François and Marie-Madeleine, in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Quebec on 25th October 1745 5
Joseph Chiasson, son of Michel and Marguerite, who married Geneviève Gendreau, daughter of Jacques and Élisabeth, in Saint-Thomas, Quebec on 22nd January 1748 5
Widow Chiasson, aged 27, who arrived in St Pierre and Miquelon in 1767
Isabelle Chiasson, aged 29, who arrived in St Pierre and Miquelon in 1767
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Contemporary Notables of the name Chiasson (post 1700) +

Gilles Chiasson (b. 1966), American producer, director, composer, writer and actor
Scott Christopher Chiasson (b. 1977), American Major League Baseball pitcher
Dan Chiasson, American poet, critic and professor
Paul Chiasson, Canadian architect and author
Alex Chiasson (b. 1990), Canadian ice hockey forward
Warren Chiasson (b. 1934), Canadian jazz vibraphonist
Herménégilde Chiasson ONB (b. 1946), Canadian, Acadian poet and playwright
Steven Joseph Chiasson (1967-1999), Canadian ice hockey defenceman with the NHL

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.