Chenier Family History
Chenier Name Meaning
French (Chénier): topographic name for someone who lived
by an oak wood or in area characterized by oak trees; from a
derivative of Old French chesne ‘oak’ (see Chene).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Chenier Families
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United States
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Number of Chenier families
 7 - 12  3 - 6 |
 1 - 2  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
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from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Chenier census records
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Chenier Family Origin
Chenier Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Chenier
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Chenier Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Chenier census records
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Chenier Civil War Service Records
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