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The name Chaynger is Anglo-Saxon in origin. It was a name given to a person who exchanged currency or lent money. This name was originally derived from the Old French word chaungeor, which referred to a person who changed money.
The surname Chaynger was first found in Hampshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Chaynger research. Another 180 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1200, 1275, 1384 and 1500 are included under the topic Early Chaynger History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Chaynger include Changer, Changur, Chaunge, Chaungeour, Chaynger and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early Chaynger Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Chaynger were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: a number of settlers who arrived in the New World by the 19th century.