| ![Show Contents]() Challace History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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England
Etymology of ChallaceWhat does the name Challace mean? Challace is one of the many names that the Normans brought with them when they conquered England in 1066. The Challace family lived in Hertfordshire. The family was originally from Eschailles, in Pas de Calais, Normandy, and it is from this location that their surname is derived. Early Origins of the Challace familyThe surname Challace was first found in Hertfordshire where they held a family seat from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D. Early History of the Challace familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Challace research. Another 106 words (8 lines of text) covering the year 1449 is included under the topic Early Challace History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Challace Spelling VariationsAnglo-Norman names tend to be marked by an enormous number of spelling variations. This is largely due to the fact that Old and Middle English lacked any spelling rules when Norman French was introduced in the 11th century. The languages of the English courts at that time were French and Latin. These various languages mixed quite freely in the evolving social milieu. The final element of this mix is that medieval scribes spelled words according to their sounds rather than any definite rules, so a name was often spelled in as many different ways as the number of documents it appeared in. The name was spelled Challis, Challes, Challers, Challice, Challies, Challiss, Chalis, Chales, Chalers, Chalice, Chalies and many more. Early Notables of the Challace familyMore information is included under the topic Early Challace Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Challace migration to the United States | + |
Because of the political and religious discontent in England, families began to migrate abroad in enormous numbers. Faced with persecution and starvation at home, the open frontiers and generally less oppressive social environment of the New World seemed tantalizing indeed to many English people. The trip was difficult, and not all made it unscathed, but many of those who did get to Canada and the United States made important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers with Challace name or one of its variants:
Challace Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- John Challace, who arrived in Virginia in 1655 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Challace (post 1700) | + |
- Challace Joe McMillin (1942-2020), American former football player and the first head coach of James Madison University's football program (1972-1984)
- 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)
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