Chevallier surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Chevallier surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 359 people carried this name — #53,904 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 769,200 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 9,926 people named Chevallier.

111 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 96 départements, most often Paris.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 111
Paris 1,054
Sarthe 617
Maine-et-Loire 421
Yvelines 397
Eure-et-Loir 357
Isère 341
Seine-Maritime 335
Loiret 327

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

214 people named Chevallier live in Switzerland.

They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.

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Where they live today

Geneva 85
Vaud 76
Valais 10
Zurich 10
Fribourg 9
Neuchâtel 9
Bern 6
Lucerne 5

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Chevallier is.
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