Chaumont History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Chaumont family

The surname Chaumont was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France 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 Dijonnais 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.

The Château de Chaumont is a castle in Chaumont-sur-Loire, Loir-et-Cher, France. Founded in the 10th century by Odo I, Count of Blois, it was ordered destroyed by Louis XI, but was rebuilt by Charles I d'Amboise. The castle has been classified as a Monument historique since 1840 by the French Ministry of Culture and survives today as an beautiful and imposing chateau above the River Loire.

Early History of the Chaumont family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Chaumont research. Another 116 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1119, 1630, 1640, 1649, 1685, 1697, 1710, 1712, 1726 and 1783 are included under the topic Early Chaumont History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Chaumont Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Chaumont, Chaumond, Chaumontet and others.

Early Notables of the Chaumont family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Lambert Chaumont (ca. 1630-1712), a Flemish Baroque composer and organist. Chaumont was from the Liège area, possibly born in that city. The earliest mention of his name dates from January 1649, when...
Alexandre, Chevalier de Chaumont (1640-1710) was the first French ambassador for King Louis XIV in Siam in 1685
Antoine-Martin Chaumont de La Galaizière (1697-1783), was a French nobleman, Marquis de La Galaizière, Chancellor of Lorraine.He was one of the lovers of Marie Françoise Catherine de Beauvau-Craon

Chaumont Ranking

In France, the name Chaumont is the 1,026^th most popular surname with an estimated 5,211 people with that name. 1

Chaumont migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Chaumont Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Anselme Chaumont, who arrived in Louisiana in 1718
Pierre Chaumont, who was one of the "Louisiana recruits" (French Navy) in 1756

Chaumont Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

D. Chaumont, who arrived at the port of Philadelphia in 1819
James LeRay De Chaumont who arrived in New York in 1833
James LeRay De Chaumont, who arrived in New York in 1833 2
J. B. Chaumont, who arrived in San Francisco by ship in 1852

Contemporary Notables of the name Chaumont (post 1700) +

Jacques-Donatien Le Ray de Chaumont (1726-1803), French "Father of the American Revolution, " eponym of Chaumont, New York
Marcelle Chaumont (1891-1990), French fashion designer and head seamstress for Jeanne Lanvin and Madeleine Vionnet
Olivia Chaumont (b. 1950), French architect and transgender activist
Jean Chaumont (b. 1983), French jazz guitarist and composer, born in Saint-Cloud, France

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)