Show ContentsChaillot History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Directly translated, the French word "caille" means "quail". Sources believe that Caille was originally a nickname given to a delicate person. 1

Early Origins of the Chaillot family

The surname Chaillot was first found in Maine, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Le Mans and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles, and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Chaillot family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Chaillot research. Another 96 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1501, 1526, 1590, 1630, 1664, 1673 and 1713 are included under the topic Early Chaillot History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Chaillot Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cail, Calhau, Cailloux, Caillouet, Caillavet, Caillette, Cailler, Caillé, Caillot, Caillat, Caillaud, Caillaux, Cailleaux, Caillard, Caille, Lacaille, Caila, Cailhaut, Cailhol, Cailhou, Caillan, Caillarville, Caillebot, Caillères, Cailleteau, Cailleu, Caillo, Caillez and many more.

Early Notables of the Chaillot family

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Chaillot Ranking

In France, the name Chaillot is the 2,708th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 2


United States Chaillot migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Chaillot Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Nicola Chaillot, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1773 3

Canada Chaillot migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Chaillot Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Mr. Jean Chaillot, French settler travelling to Canada for work arriving on 5th April 1645 4
Chaillot Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Pierre Chaillot, who landed in Canada in 1738


  1. Dauzat, Albert, Morlet, Marie-Thérèse, Dictionaire Étymologique des Noms et Prénoms de France. Paris: Librairie Larousse, 1987. Print.
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  3. 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)
  4. Debien, Gabriel. Liste Des Engagés Pour Le Canada Au XVIIe Siècle. Vol. 6, Laval University, 1952. (Retreived 24th May 2018). Retrieved from https://lebloguedeguyperron.wordpress.com/2016/06/30/130-liste-des-contrats-dengagement-pour-la-nouvelle-france-releves-a-la-rochelle-entre-1634-et-1679/


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