Choux History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Choux

The ancestral home of the Choux family is in Anjou, France. Choux was derived from the baptismal name Charles, which stems from the Old French name, Charlys.

Early Origins of the Choux family

Early History of the Choux family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Choux research. Another 223 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1212, 1222, 1292, 1633, 1639, 1706, 1722, 1731, 1739, 1744, 1747, 1762, 1775, 1779, 1786, 1792, 1794, 1798, 1809, 1810, 1822, 1826, 1868 and 1892 are included under the topic Early Choux History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Choux Spelling Variations

History has changed the spelling of most surnames. During the early development of the French language in the Middle Ages, a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there spelling variations of the name Choux, some of which include Cholet, de Cholet, Cholette, Chollet, de Chollet and many more.

Early Notables of the Choux family

Gervais Chollet, a calligrapher, who was born in 1639 in Azé, and who died in 1706; Godefroi-Ernest de Chollet (1722-1792), a lieutenant-general; François Armand Cholet (1747-1826), and his son, Jules, born in Paris in 1798, both...
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Choux Ranking

France, the name Choux is the 6,495^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Choux family

In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Migration was slow. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Choux has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Choux were Sébastien Cholet, born in 1679; the son of Sébastien and of Périne Hilaire of Aubigny, Anjou, who married Anne Hard in Montreal in 1705.