Show ContentsChampoux History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Noble surnames, such as Champoux, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Champoux, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Bourgoigne. In France, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Champoux family originally derived its surname from the name of the seigneury of Champoux, which was in the province of Bourgoigne.

Early Origins of the Champoux family

The surname Champoux was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France at Franche-Comté, where they held a family seat in a seigniory by the name of Champoux in the department of Doubs, canton of Marcheaux, arrondisement of Besançon.

Early History of the Champoux family

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Champoux Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Champoux, Champoo, Champoue, Champous, Champout, Champoud, Champu, Champou, Shampoux, Shampoo, Shampoue, Shampous, Shampout, Shampoud, Shampu, Shampou, Chempoux, Chempoo, Chempoue, Chempous, Chempout, Chempoud, Chempu, Chempou, Shempoux, Shempoo, Shempoue, Shempous, Shempout, Shempoud, Shempu, Shempou, Campoux, Campoo, Champoue and many more.

Early Notables of the Champoux family

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Champoux Ranking

In Quebec, Canada, the name Champoux is the 740th most popular surname. 1

Migration of the Champoux family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Pierre Champou, son of Pierre and Geneviève Guillet, who married Thérèse Gélineau, daughter of François and Marguerite Mé.


Contemporary Notables of the name Champoux (post 1700) +

  • R. Aloise Champoux, American Republican politician, Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives from Muskegon County 1st District, 1956 2
  • Claire Champoux, Montreal Lawyer


  1. "The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, April 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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