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Champ History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

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Champ History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

The majestic region of Picardy in France was the place of origin of the prestigious surname Champ. Champ is a topographic surname, which is a form of hereditary surname, and was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. The surname Champ is derived from the Old French word "champ," which means field, and literally means "of the fields."

Early Origins of the Champ family

The surname Champ was first found in Picardy (French: Picardie) in northern France, where the family was first established, and expanded to become one of the more notable names in the region.

The name was also seen in the town of Poitou, located in west-central France, by two aldermans in 1412 and 1422. 1

The French name originally came to Canada with Jean-Baptiste, born in 1646, son of Jean, Lord of Sandes. 1

Early History of the Champ family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Champ research. Another 399 words (28 lines of text) covering the years 1258, 1340, 1346, 1392, 1406, 1450, 1567, 1574, 1608, 1619, 1683, 1715, 1791, 1800, 1861, 1869, 1871 and 1931 are included under the topic Early Champ History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Champ Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Deschamps, Deschamp, DesChamps, DesChamp, Descamps, Descamp, DesCamps, DesCamp, Dechamps, Dechamp, DeChamps, DeChamp, des Champs, Deschemps, Duchamps, Duchamp, DuChamps, DuChamp, Déchamps, Déchamp, Deschams, de Champs, de Champ, Le Champ, Delachamps, Dechant, Deschemps, Deschemp, Déchemps, Déchemp, Deschems, Décham, Le Champ, Les Champs, Le Camp, de Camp, Descamp, Descampes, Le Campes, de Campes, Champs, Champ, Champlain, Champlaine and many more.

Early Notables of the Champ family

Notable amongst the family name at this period was

Samuel de Champlain, born in Saintonge in 1567, who was sent to the New World by King Henry IV, discovered Canada, then known as "la Nouvelle-France", and founded Quebec City in 1608
Eustache Deschamps (1340-1406), medieval French poet, received lessons in versification from Guillaume de Machaut and later studied law at Orleans University, traveled through Europe as a diplomatic m...
Antoinne Duchamp, Lord of Lagenest, member of parliament, was on the first council of Beaulieu and married Jeanne De Clare in 1715
Émile Deschamps de Saint Amand (1791-1871) and Antoine Deschamps (1800-1869) were both respected French poets of their time

Champ Ranking

In the United States, the name Champ is the 12,459^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2 However, in France, the name Champ is ranked the 5,905^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 3

Champ migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Champ Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Champ, who landed in Virginia in 1622 4
Robert Champ, who landed in Maryland in 1658 4
William Champ, who landed in Maryland in 1659 4
Stephen Champ, who arrived in Maryland in 1664 4

Champ Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Alexander Grand Champ, who arrived in New York in 1784 4

Champ Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

J. Champ, who settled in San Francisco, California in 1852
Henry Champ, who arrived in Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1862 4
Allen Champ, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1874 4

Champ migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Champ Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. David Champ, (b. 1808), aged 23, English farm labourer who was convicted in Southampton, Hampshire, England for 7 years for machine breaking, transported aboard the "Eliza" on 2nd February 1831, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land), he died in 1892 5

Champ migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Champ Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

James Champ, aged 34, a painter, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Mary Ann" in 1842
Elizabeth Champ, aged 35, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Mary Ann" in 1842
Charles Champ, aged 7, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Mary Ann" in 1842
Frederic Champ, aged 20, a labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "La Hogue" in 1874

Champ migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 6

Champ Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Alice Champ, aged 20, who landed in Barbados in 1635 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Champ (post 1700) +

Leanne Kelly Champ (b. 1983), English football player and coach, who last played for North Jersey Valkyries of the North American W-League
Cameron Mackray Champ (b. 1995), American professional golfer from Sacramento, California
Malcolm G. Champ, American politician, Mayor of Princeton, West Virginia, 1967 7
F. P. Champ, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1928 7
Patrick Champ (b. 1954), French former footballer and manager
Éric Champ (b. 1962), French former rugby union player
William Thomas Napier Champ (1808-1892), English-born, Australian soldier and politician, 1st Premier of Tasmania from 1856 to 1857
Ricky Champ (b. 1980), English actor, known for his roles as Paul Parker in the BBC Three sitcom Him & Her, and Stuart Highway in the BBC soap opera EastEnders
Henry Champ (1937-2012), Canadian broadcast journalist, working for the CTV News, NBC News, and CBC
Champ Edmunds, American Republican politician, Member of Montana State House of Representatives 100th District; Elected 2010 8

Citations +

Hozier, Charles D, and Antoine Bachelin-Delforenne. État présent De La Noblesse française (1883-1887): Contenant Le Distionnaire De La Noblesse Contemporaine Et Larmorial général De France, Dapres Les Manuscrits De Ch. D Hozier. Librairie Des Bibliophiles, 1884. Print.
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 28th February 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/eliza
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, April 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html