Chevallier Surname
Approximately 31,893 people bear this surname
Chevallier Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the chevalier,' a knight; v. Horseman.
Thomas le Chevalier, Kent, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Jordan le Chevaler, Northamptonshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameChevallier Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 30,265 | 1:2,195 | 140 |
| United States | 606 | 1:598,117 | 48,731 |
| Switzerland | 226 | 1:36,340 | 5,264 |
| Argentina | 155 | 1:275,764 | 22,190 |
| Canada | 105 | 1:350,910 | 31,754 |
| Germany | 95 | 1:847,426 | 61,310 |
| England | 72 | 1:773,862 | 42,299 |
| Thailand | 41 | 1:1,722,886 | 219,200 |
| Brazil | 34 | 1:6,296,304 | 151,940 |
| Netherlands | 33 | 1:511,733 | 48,115 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| French Polynesia | 31 | 1:9,058 | 1,949 |
| South Africa | 26 | 1:2,083,758 | 92,464 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Mexico | 15 | 1:8,275,080 | 36,578 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Haiti | 3 | 1:3,561,302 | 20,668 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 1 | 1:9,614 | 134 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 40 | 1:609,384 | 30,680 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 41 | 1:1,224,846 | 68,768 |
Chevallier (31) may also be a first name.
Chevallier Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the chevalier,' a knight; v. Horseman.
Thomas le Chevalier, Kent, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Jordan le Chevaler, Northamptonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Walter le Chevaler, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Ralph Chivaler, Close Rolls, 1 Edward III.
Thomas de Reresby, chivaler. 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1546. Thomas Cheveler, vicar of Stow, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
1805. Married — William Edward Chevalier and Mary Williams: St. George, Hanover Square.
(French) One who acted as a military servant to the king, a knight; one who held his land of the king in exchange for military service.
French, a knight or horseman. Chivaler was the medieval equivalent of miles. Le Chevaler. H.R.
User-submitted Reference
Wrongly passed as a surname, Chevalier was originally a nobility title given to warriors and knights of the king. With emigration, the variations of Chevalier multiplied and its origin is hard to trace as it could be given to any man in France.
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Chevallier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chevallier Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chevallier occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chevallier? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 17,378th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 228,500 people. The last name Chevallier is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Chevallier live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,874,099th most widely held given name at a global level. It is borne by 31 people.
This surname is most common in France, where it is carried by 30,265 people, or 1 in 2,195. In France it is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 19 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 13 percent live and Pays de la Loire, where 13 percent live. Excluding France Chevallier is found in 65 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.
Chevallier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Chevallier has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,478 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 180 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Chevallier Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Chevallier surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Chevallier surname are 20.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.44% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Chevallier earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 128.18% more than the national average, earning R 542,244 per year; in United States they earn 1.58% more than the national average, earning $43,832 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.92% more than the national average, earning $55,109 CAD per year.
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