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Early Origins of the Chandon family

The surname Chandon was first found in Savoy (French: Savoie) in the Rhône-Alpes region of the French Alps.

Early History of the Chandon family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Chandon research. Another 87 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1535, 1566, 1587, 1876, 1900, 1902 and 1908 are included under the topic Early Chandon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Chandon Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Chandon, Chandonnay, Chandonné, Chandonnet and many more.

Early Notables of the Chandon family

  • Pierre Chandon de Briailles, a descendent of Jean Chandon and from a family who was of the bourgeois of Cluny during the second half of the seventeenth century. Pierre was chancellor at the Dijon parl...
  • Gaston, his brother, was also named roman count and became a member of the Chamber of Commerce of Reims and of the syndicate of Champagne wines. He became a judge in 1900 and president of the court of...

Migration of the Chandon family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: 20 members of the lineage who arrived from France onto Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Among early settlers were Marie-Anne Chandonnet, who lived in Beauceville, Quebec in 1751.


Contemporary Notables of the name Chandon (post 1700) +

  • Alex Chandon, film director, writer and editor
  • Frederic Chandon de Briailles, count and administrator of societies in Paris


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