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Early Origins of the Charnay family

The surname Charnay was first found in Austria, where since ancient times the Charnay family made important contributions to the development of the district. Being prominent in social affairs, the family formed alliances with other notable families during the region's most turbulent events.

Early History of the Charnay family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Charnay research. Another 114 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1791, 1793, 1800, 1857 and 1880 are included under the topic Early Charnay History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Charnay Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cherney, Chernay, Cherne, Czerne, Czerney, Czerny, Czernay, Chernie, Chernee, Charnie, Charnee, Charney, Charnay, Czarny, Charni, Charny, Czarni, Cerney and many more.

Early Notables of the Charnay family

Karl Czerny (1791-1857), who was a student of Beethoven and who afterward became a great pianist and teacher. He was an excellent pianoforte teacher and prolific composer, born at Vienna Feb. 21, 1791. His father, a cultivated musician, taught him the pianoforte when quite a child, and at the age of ten he could play by heart the principal compositions of all the best masters. He gained much from his intercourse with Wenzel Krumpholz the violinist, a great friend of his parents, and a passionate admirer of Beethoven. Having inspired him with his own sentiments, Krumpholz took his small friend to...
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Charnay Ranking

France, the name Charnay is the 2,763rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Charnay family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Thomas Cerney, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1848. M. Charney settled in Texas around the middle of the nineteenth century; while John Czerny settled in America in 1871..


Contemporary Notables of the name Charnay (post 1700) +

  • David B. Charnay (1912-2002), American industrialist, journalist and producer, known for The Conqueror (1956), Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt (1978) and his business partnership and friendship with Howard Hughes
  • Yves Charnay (b. 1942), French Light Artist and painter
  • Patrick Charnay (b. 1954), French biologist and researcher, emeritus research director for Inserm
  • Claude-Joseph Désiré Charnay (1828-1915), French traveller and archaeologist, best known for his explorations of Mexico and Central America


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