Chambon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Chambon family

The surname Chambon was first found in Leicestershire, where they held a family seat from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Chambon family

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Chambon Spelling Variations

The variation in the spelling of Medieval names is a result of the lack of spelling rules in the English language prior to the last few hundred years. Before that time, scribes spelled according to sound, often varying the spelling of name within a single document. Chambon has appeared as Champagne, Champaign, Champaigne, Champane, Champayne, Champigne and many more.

Early Notables of the Chambon family

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Chambon Ranking

In France, the name Chambon is the 459^th most popular surname with an estimated 9,500 people with that name. 1

Chambon migration to the United States +

As the persecution of Clan families continued, they sailed for North America in increasing numbers. In most cases, they found the freedom and opportunity they sought. Land was often available and the American War of Independence allowed Scots an opportunity to solidify their independence from the English crown. These settlers and their ancestors went on to play essential roles in the forging of the nations of the United States and Canada. Among them:

Chambon Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Gedeon Chambon, who landed in Virginia in 1714 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Chambon (post 1700) +

August Z. Chambon, American politician, Burgess of Donora, Pennsylvania, 1953-56 3
François Chambon, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 4

Citations +

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, April 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) François Chambon. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html