Show ContentsChatnaies History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Noble surnames, such as Chatnaies, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Chatnaies, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Bourgoigne. In France, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate.The Chatnaies family originally derived their surname from the name of the town of Chatenay, in the province of Bourgoigne.

Early Origins of the Chatnaies family

The surname Chatnaies was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where the family has been traced back to ancient times.

Early History of the Chatnaies family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Chatnaies research. Another 167 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1286, 1431 and 1580 are included under the topic Early Chatnaies History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Chatnaies Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Chatenay, Chatenais, Chatenaie, Chateney, Chatnay, Chatnais, Chatnaie, Chatney, Chatenaies, Chatnaies, Chattenay, Chattenais, Chattenaie, Chatteney, Chatonay, du Chatenay, de Chatenay, du Chatenay, Chastenay, Chastenet and many more.

Early Notables of the Chatnaies family

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Migration of the Chatnaies family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: P.H. Chatena, aged 22; settled in New York City in 1820.



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