The name Chabrol was derived from the Old French word "chevre," which derives in turn from the Latin "capra," which means "goat." As a surname, Chabrol was generally though to have been an
name for a goatherd.
The surname Chabrol was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where the ancestors of the family dates back to the last years of the Holy Roman Empire.
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Another 99 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1100, 1170, 1238, 1386, and 1489 are included under the topic Early Chabrol History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Spelling variations of this family name include: Chevrier, Chevriers, Chevrierre, Chevriere, Chevrierres, Chevrieres, Chefrier, Chefriers, Chefrierre, Chefriere, Chefrierres, Chefrieres, Cheveron, Chevrion, Cheverone, Chevrione, Chevrionn, Chevrionne, Cheveronn, Cheveronne, Cheverier, Cheveriers, Chevrior, Chevriors, Chevriorre and many more.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Joseph Chevrier who married Madelaine Cholet in 1761 at Pte-Claire.