Find out how popular the last name Chèvres is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Chèvres.

Chèvres, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Chèvres surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Chèvres in America

Chèvres is the 120901st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Chèvres surname appeared 143 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Chèvres.

The history of the last name Chèvres

The surname CHEVRES originated in France during the late medieval period, deriving from the Old French word "chevre" meaning "goat." It is believed to have been an occupational surname given to those who worked as goatherds or raised goats for a living.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Livre des métiers, a record of trades and guilds in Paris from the 13th century, which mentions a certain Jean Chevres, a goatherd operating within the city limits.

The name CHEVRES also appears in various historical documents from the 14th and 15th centuries in regions like Normandy and Brittany, where goat farming was a common agricultural practice. Some variations in spelling included Chèvres, Chevret, and Chevreteau.

During the 16th century, a notable figure bearing this surname was Pierre Chevres (1480-1537), a French philosopher and theologian who taught at the University of Paris and wrote extensively on Christian ethics and morality.

In the 17th century, the name CHEVRES was found in the records of the French settlement of Acadia (present-day eastern Canada), suggesting that some bearers of this surname may have been among the early French colonists in North America.

Another prominent individual with this surname was Jean-Baptiste Chevres (1664-1741), a French architect and engineer who designed several notable buildings in Paris, including the Church of Saint-Roch and the Château de Chantilly.

In the 19th century, a few individuals with the CHEVRES surname achieved some recognition, such as Louis-Napoléon Chevres (1805-1879), a French military officer and writer who served in the Napoleonic Wars and published several works on military history and strategy.

Additionally, Émile Chevres (1820-1892) was a French painter and illustrator known for his depictions of rural life and landscapes, many of which featured goats and other farm animals, perhaps reflecting the origins of his surname.

While the name CHEVRES may have been more prevalent in certain regions of France historically, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and immigration, though its frequency remains relatively low compared to some more common French surnames.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Chèvres

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Chèvres.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Chèvres was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Chèvres was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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