Chatenay History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

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

Early Origins of the Chatenay family

The surname Chatenay 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 Chatenay family

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Chatenay 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 Chatenay family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Joachim de Chatenay, Baron of Lanty, Lord of Echalot and Meulson, Knight of the Orders, Governor of Châtillon in 1580

Chatenay migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Chatenay Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mrs. Chatenay, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 1

Chatenay migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Chatenay Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Jean Chatenay dit LaGuigne, who settled in Quebec from Guyenne, during the 1700's

Contemporary Notables of the name Chatenay (post 1700) +

Michèle Chatenay, Dental Surgeon, Paris

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)