Chabot Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Chabot last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Chabot last name
Meaning of the Chabot last name: bullhead fish. Chabot is a French surname from chabot, the bullhead, a small big-headed river fish, used as a nickname for a man with a large head. It is common in western France, especially Poitou and Vendée. Admiral Philippe de Chabot served Francis I, and Quebec has many families with this last name.
Arms associated with the Chabot name
Coats of arms associated with the Chabot surname follow French heraldry, each set out in a short blazon.
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Chabot name FAQ
What does the Chabot name mean?
Bullhead fish. Common variants include Chabaud, Chabaut.
Where does the Chabot surname come from?
It originates in France, and is also found in Canada, Belgium and Switzerland.
Is there a Chabot coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Chabot coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Albert Dauzat, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille et prénoms de France (Larousse); Marie-Thérèse Morlet, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille (Perrin, 1991).