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

Chodon, 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 Chodon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Chodon in America

Chodon is the 110286th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Chodon surname appeared 160 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 Chodon.

The history of the last name Chodon

The surname CHODON has its origins in France, with records dating back to the early 13th century. The name is thought to derive from the Old French words "cho" meaning "hill" and "don" meaning "valley" or "dale", suggesting that the earliest bearers of this surname lived in a hilly region with valleys or dales.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the CHODON surname can be found in the tax rolls of Normandy from 1235, where a certain Guillemin CHODON is listed as a landowner in the village of Mortain. Another early reference is found in the records of the Abbey of Longpont, which mention a monk named Frére Robert CHODON who lived in the abbey during the late 13th century.

The CHODON name has also been associated with the village of Chodon in the Ardennes region of northeastern France. This village is believed to have been named after a local landowner or nobleman bearing the CHODON surname, although the exact origins of the village name remain unclear.

Notable individuals with the CHODON surname include:

1. Jacques CHODON (1540 - 1615), a French painter and engraver from Paris who was known for his religious works and portraits.

2. Marie-Thérèse CHODON (1678 - 1744), a French noblewoman and lady-in-waiting to Queen Marie Leszczyńska, wife of King Louis XV.

3. Jean-Baptiste CHODON (1720 - 1795), a French architect who designed several churches and public buildings in the Île-de-France region, including the Church of Saint-Roch in Paris.

4. Philippe CHODON (1854 - 1933), a French lawyer and politician who served as a deputy in the National Assembly during the Third Republic.

5. Élisabeth CHODON (1896 - 1981), a French writer and poet who was a member of the Académie Française and won the prestigious Prix Goncourt in 1938 for her novel "Les Vignes du Seigneur".

The CHODON surname has endured for over seven centuries and has been borne by individuals from various walks of life, including artists, nobles, architects, politicians, and writers. Its origins can be traced back to the hills and valleys of medieval France, where the earliest bearers of this name likely lived and worked.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Chodon

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

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 Chodon 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 Chodon was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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