Show ContentsLechevallier History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Lechevallier family

The surname Lechevallier was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy.

Early History of the Lechevallier family

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Lechevallier Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lecavalier, Le Cavalier, Lecavallier, Le Cavallier, Lechevalier, Le Chevalier, Lechevallier and many more.

Early Notables of the Lechevallier family

Jean-Baptiste Lechevalier, a French explorer and archaeologist who was born in Trelly, near Coutances, in 1752. Destined to an ecclesiastic career, he finished his studies at the seminary of Saint-Louis in Paris, attained the title of abbot, but he avoided the orders and instead taught in many colleges around Paris. The events of the revolution caused him to leave...
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Lechevallier Ranking

In France, the name Lechevallier is the 3,442nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Lechevallier family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: 80 individuals who arrived from France onto Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Most came during the nineteenth century, but a few immigrated earlier, such as Anne Le Chevalier, who married in Quebec in 1659.


Contemporary Notables of the name Lechevallier (post 1700) +

  • Jean-Marie LeChevallier, French member of the European parliament, and lives in Paris


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


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