The Chavannes surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 245 people carried this name — #78,040 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is up 48% from 165 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 78 people named Chavannes.
10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Saône-et-Loire.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
68 people named Chavannes live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Chavannes,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jean-Baptiste Chavannes 1748–1791 · revolutionary -
Jean-Baptiste Chavannes 1748–1791 · revolutionary -
Alexandre César Chavannes 1731–1800 · pedagogue
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Daniel-Alexandre Chavannes 1765–1846 · pastor
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Cornélie Chavannes 1794–1874
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Herminie Chavannes 1798–1853 · painter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Chavannes.
- Chausse 581 · U.S. census
- Chaussee 478 · U.S. census
- Chauvet 206 · U.S. census
- Chauvette 289 · U.S. census
- Chauvin 4,018 · U.S. census
- Chavanne 321 · U.S. census
- Chavarin 2,341 · U.S. census
- Chavas 107 · U.S. census
- Chave 245 · U.S. census
- Chavel 113 · U.S. census
- Chaves 8,137 · U.S. census
- Chavey 126 · U.S. census
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