The history of the name Chackar dates back to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It is derived from a member of the family who worked as a maker of chessboards, or an accountant to a king which is derived from the Old English word cheker, from the Anglo-French word escheker, which was the word for a chess board. Originally, it denoted a maker of chess boards. Later, escheker became the word for a table of accounts. More specifically, it meant the king's table of accounts, the Court of the Exchequer. The name Chackar is related to the word exchequer, which indicated a person who worked as a clerk in the Court of the Exchequer.
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Early Origins of the Chackar family
The surname Chackar was first found in Hampshire where they held a family seat from ancient times.
Early History of the Chackar family
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Chackar Spelling Variations
Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Chackar has undergone many spelling variations, including Checker, Cheker, Le Cheker, Chequer and others.
Early Notables of the Chackar family
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Migration of the Chackar family
To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Chackar were among those contributors: William Chequer, who came to America in 1766.
