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Etymology of Chevet

What does the name Chevet mean?

Noble surnames, such as Chevet, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Chevet, 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.

Early Origins of the Chevet family

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

Early History of the Chevet family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Chevet research. Another 126 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1789, 1804 and 1864 are included under the topic Early Chevet History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Chevet 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.

Early Notables of the Chevet family

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Chevet Ranking

France, the name Chevet is the 2,465th most popular surname with an estimated 2,500 - 3,000 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Chevet family

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.



  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/


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