Chamoux is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Chamoux
No. of characters: 7
Origin: France
Meaning: Focused in Haute-Savoie, the name refers to the chamois francoprovençal. This is the nickname of an agile man, or a place name (place frequented by chamois). Diminutives: Chamosset, Chamousset, Chamoussin.

How popular is Chamoux?

Chamoux is common in France.

Chamoux is ranked 281241 on our list.

Chamoux is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in France which may be its originating country too. Around 1087 people have been found who wears Chamoux as their family name. Chamoux have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
240,218 Canada7
720,003 Russia4
78,945 Argentina3
131,225 Spain2
2,724 New Caledonia1
16,640 Hong Kong1
53,505 Turkey1
289,511 England1
91,024 Belgium1
2,041,007 United States1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
28,564 Switzerland36
Countries with thousands of Chamoux:
8,716 France1,029

Comments

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Taryn Hutsell
 This is the name of a locality of the Savoy department, indicates family origin the etymology of the name comes from the agglutination of the cam prélatine root and suffix ula which means the height.

Chamoux Namesakes

  • Benoît Chamoux, Mountaineer
  • Benoît Chamoux, Mountaineer
  • Jean Chamoux, Photographer

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