The Cheval surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 134 people carried this name — #127,494 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is up 10% from 122 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,721 people named Cheval.
50 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 75 départements, most often Nord.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 84 people named Cheval live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Cheval.
- Chervin 160 · U.S. census
- Chery 4,027 · U.S. census
- Chesney 4,491 · U.S. census
- Chetcuti 186 · U.S. census
- Chetrit 127 · U.S. census
- Cheung 18,765 · U.S. census
- Chevalier 6,431 · U.S. census
- Chevallier 397 · U.S. census
- Chever 105 · U.S. census
- Chevrette 373 · U.S. census
- Chevrier 414 · U.S. census
- Chiappa 275 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Cheval is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.