Show ContentsChabot History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Directly translated, the French word "chabot" means "sculpin" which is a type of fish. The word "chabot" was used primarily in the Channel Islands and it is believed by some sources that it was originally used as a nickname for a fish merchant. 1

Early Origins of the Chabot family

The surname Chabot was first found in Provence, where they were the Lords of Tourette and Châteauneuf and where they have held a family seat from very early times. The family contributed greatly during the Crusades in the Holy Land, with thirteen knights of the family registered between 1266 and 1653.

Descending from the original line of Nice, the Comtat branch of the family were rewarded for their great efforts given to the community with the Lordship of Cabrières. At the beginning of the 14th century, the family were well established in the region of Savoie and several members of this eminent family made an outstanding contribution toward the society in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles, and letters patent confirming their nobility. 2

Early History of the Chabot family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Chabot research. Another 142 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1405, 1440, 1480, 1500, 1543, 1574, 1616, 1655, 1756, 1758, 1794 and 1819 are included under the topic Early Chabot History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Chabot Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Chabot, Chabote, Shabot, Cabot, Chabbot, Chabau, Chabo, Chabaux, Chabotte, Chabbeau, Chabbeaux, Chabbau, Chabbo, Chabbaux, Chabeu, Chabbeu, Shabeau, Shabeaux, Shabau, Shabo, Shabaux, Shabbot, Shabbeau, Shabbeaux, Shabbeau, Shabbeaux, Shabbau, Shabbo, Chabaud, Chiabaudi, Chiabaudy, Chabaudy, Chabod, Chaboz and many more.

Early Notables of the Chabot family

Notable amongst the names at this time was

  • Philippe de Chabot (1480-1543), also known as Amiral de Brion, count of Charny and of Buzançois, French Admiral
  • Henri Chabot (Henri de Chabot) (1616-1655), a French nobleman and Duke of Rohan
  • François Chabot (1756-1794), French politician
  • Georges Antoine Chabot, known as Chabot de Lallier (1758-1819), a French jurist and statesman

Chabot World Ranking

In the United States, the name Chabot is the 7,849th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3 However, in Canada, the name Chabot is ranked the 376th most popular surname with an estimated 12,276 people with that name. 4 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Chabot is the 153rd popular surname. 5 France ranks Chabot as 1,116th with 4,885 people. 6


United States Chabot migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Chabot Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Theodore Chabot, who arrived in Louisiana in 1826 7
  • Dorothea Sophie Koppen Chabot, aged 71, who landed in America in 1843 7
  • Vital Chabot, who settled in Philadelphia in 1866

Canada Chabot migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Chabot Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Mathurin Chabot, son of Jean and Jeanne, who married Marie Mésangé, daughter of Robert and Madeleine, in Quebec on 17th November 1661 8
  • Michel Chabot, son of Jean and Louise, who married Marie-Madeleine Le Gardeur, daughter of Michel and Marguerite, in Quebec on 3rd November 1686 8
  • Michel Chabot married to Thérèse Legardeur in Québec in 1686
  • Jean Chabot, son of Mathurin and Marie, who married Éléonore Enaud, daughter of Michel and Geneviève, in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec on 17th November 1692 8
  • Joseph Chabot, son of Mathurin and Marie, who married Françoise Pouliot, daughter of Charles and Françoise, in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec on 24th November 1692 8
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Chabot Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Michel Chabot, son of Jean and Louise, who married Madeleine Charon, daughter of Jean and Anne, in Quebec on 2nd September 1703 8
  • Jean Chabot, son of Jean and Éléonore, who married Marie Dufresne, daughter of Pierre and Madeleine, in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec on 26th April 1718 8
  • André Chabot, son of Michel and Angélique Plante married Catherine Boulard, daughter of François and Françoise Lauzon in Québec in 1719
  • André Chabot, son of Michel and Angélique, who married Catherine Boullard, daughter of François and Françoise, in Rivière-des-Prairies, Quebec on 11th May 1719 8
  • Michel Chabot, son of Michel and Angélique Plante married Madeleine Coron, daughter of François and Marie Cyr in Québec in 1724
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Australia Chabot migration to Australia +

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

Chabot Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Joseph Chabot, English convict from Warwick, who was transported aboard the "Adelaide" on August 08, 1849, settling in Van Diemen's Land and Port Phillip, Australia 9

Contemporary Notables of the name Chabot (post 1700) +

  • Herbert L. Chabot (1931-2022), American jurist, Senior Judge of the United States Tax Court (1993, 2001-2016), Judge of the United States Tax Court (1978-1993)
  • Anthony Chabot (1813-1888), American (Quebec born) engineer and entrepreneur
  • Steven Chabot (b. 1953), American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio
  • Louis François Jean Chabot, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 10
  • Charles Chabot (1815-1882), English expert in handwriting, belonged to a Huguenot family, born at Battersea in 1815 11
  • John David Chabot (b. 1962), Canadian professional (NHL) hockey player
  • John Léo Chabot (1869-1936), Canadian parliamentarian and surgeon
  • Jean Chabot (1806-1860), Canadian lawyer, judge and political figure

RMS Lusitania
  • Mr. David Louis Chabot, Canadian 1st Class Passenger from Montréal, Quebec, Canada, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking and was recovered 12


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  2. 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.
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  5. "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
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  8. Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.
  9. State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2014, November 17) Adelaide voyage to Van Diemen's Land and Port Phillip, Australia in 1849 with 303 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/adelaide/1849
  10. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Louis Chabot. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
  11. Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 25 Nov. 2019
  12. Lusitania Passenger List - The Lusitania Resource. (Retrieved 2014, March 6) . Retrieved from http://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/


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