The name Checkar comes from one of the family having worked as a maker of chessboards, or an accountant to a king which is derived from the Old English word cheker, from the Anglo-French word escheker, which was the word for a chess board. Originally, it denoted a maker of chess boards. Later, escheker became the word for a table of accounts. More specifically, it meant the king's table of accounts, the Court of the Exchequer. The name Checkar is related to the word exchequer, which indicated a person who worked as a clerk in the Court of the Exchequer.
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Early Origins of the Checkar family
The surname Checkar was first found in Hampshire where they held a family seat from ancient times.
Early History of the Checkar family
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Checkar Spelling Variations
Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Checkar have been found, including: Checker, Cheker, Le Cheker, Chequer and others.
Early Notables of the Checkar family
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Migration of the Checkar family
Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Among the first immigrants of the name Checkar, or a variant listed above to cross the Atlantic and come to North America were : William Chequer, who came to America in 1766.
