Chavous Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Noble surnames, such as Chavous, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Chavous, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Picardy. 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.

Chavous Early Origins

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The surname Chavous was first found in Picardy (French: Picardie) in northern France, where the family held a family seat since ancient times.

Chavous Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Chavot, Chavo, Chavaux, Chaveau, Chaveaux, Cheval, Chevau, Chevaux, Cheveau, Cheveaux, Queval, Quéval, Chaval, Chevet, Chevé, Chevée, Chever, Schavot, Schavo, Schaval and many more.

Chavous Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Chavous research. Another 179 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1789, 1804, and 1864 are included under the topic Early Chavous History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Chavous Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Francois Cheval, who was living in New Orleans with his wife and his child in 1722; Jacques Bernard Chevée, who arrived in New York in 1789; A. Chavo, who, at the age of 36.

Contemporary Notables of the name Chavous (post 1700)

Corey Lamonte Chavous (b. 1976), former American NFL football safety who played from 1998 to 2008
Barney Lewis Chavous (b. 1951), former American NFL football defensive end who played for the Denver Broncos (1973-1985)
Kevin P. Chavous, American Democrat politician, Candidate in primary for Mayor of Washington, District of Columbia, 1998 ^[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

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Citations

^ The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

Other References

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Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
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The Chavous Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Chavous Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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