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Early Origins of the Chevreux family

The surname Chevreux was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy.

Early History of the Chevreux family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Chevreux research. Another 127 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1263, 1272, 1310, 1400, 1492, 1574, 1575, 1590, 1627, 1721, 1725, 1760, 1794, 1807, 1835 and 1838 are included under the topic Early Chevreux History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Chevreux Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Chevre, Lachèvre, Chèvre, Quièvre, Laquièvre, Cabre, Cabré, Chabre, Chevreau, Chevriaux, Chevrel, Chevret, Chevrey, Chevretot, Chevrot, Chevril, Chevreau, Chevreton, Chevreuil, Chevreul, Chevreuse, Chevrillon, Chevreux, Quevreux, Quiévreux, Chevrolier, Chevrollier, Chevrolet and many more.

Early Notables of the Chevreux family

Notable amongst the family in this period was Louis Chevreuil, who was a missionary from Rennes in 1627; the Chevreuil family, which was of surgeons and doctors, had been established since the middle of the sixteenth century; Francois Chevrier was an intellectual in 1721; Francois-Charles Chevreuil was a politician in 1725; Jean-Meulan Chevre spent his entire career at the king's library; Etienne-Claude Chevreau...
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Chevreux Ranking

In France, the name Chevreux is the 4,076th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 1


United States Chevreux migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Chevreux Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Fernand Chevreux, who settled in America, in 1919

Contemporary Notables of the name Chevreux (post 1700) +

  • Ambroise Chevreux (1728-1792), French Benedictine
  • Édouard Chevreux (1846-1931), French carcinologist, eponym of the Antarctic Mount Chevreux


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/


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