Chastenay History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Noble surnames, such as Chastenay, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Chastenay, 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 Chastenay family originally derived their surname from the name of the town of Chatenay, in the province of Bourgoigne.

Early Origins of the Chastenay family

The surname Chastenay was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where the family has been traced back to ancient times.

Early History of the Chastenay family

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Chastenay Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Chatenay, Chatenais, Chatenaie, Chateney, Chatnay, Chatnais, Chatnaie, Chatney, Chatenaies, Chatnaies, Chattenay, Chattenais, Chattenaie, Chatteney, Chatonay, du Chatenay, de Chatenay, du Chatenay, Chastenay, Chastenet and many more.

Early Notables of the Chastenay family

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Chastenay migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Chastenay Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Francois De Chastenay, who arrived in Arkansas in 1884 1

Chastenay Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Albert Chastenay, who landed in Arkansas in 1903 1

Citations +

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)