The name Chanticleer comes from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It was a name for a person who had a clear singing voice and spoke loudly. A broad and miscellaneous class of surnames, nickname surnames referred to a characteristic of the first person who used the name. They can describe the bearer's favored style of clothing, appearance, habits, or character. In this case, the surname once was a name for the barnyard cock, and suggests that the individual had a strong clear voice like a crowing cock. It may be inferred that the bearer of this surname was a boaster as well.
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Early Origins of the Chanticleer family
The surname Chanticleer was first found in Yorkshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
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Early History of the Chanticleer family
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Chanticleer Spelling Variations
Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Chanticleer has undergone many spelling variations, including Chanticleer, Cantecler, Chauntecler, Chaunticler, Chaunteclere, Chantecleer and many more.
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Early Notables of the Chanticleer family
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Migration of the Chanticleer family
To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Chanticleer were among those contributors: a number of settlers who arrived in the New World by the 19th century.
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