Chevis Family History
Chevis Name Meaning
English: from Middle English cheuyn, Old French
chevesne ‘chub’, possibly applied as a nickname for someone
thought to resemble the fish in some way, or as a metonymic
occupational name for a fisherman or fish seller.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Chevis Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Chevis families
 14 - 25  5 - 13 |
 1 - 4  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Chevis families
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18 - 34 7 - 17 |
1 - 6 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Chevis families
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2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Chevis census records
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Chevis Family Origin
Chevis Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Chevis
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Chevis Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Chevis census records
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Chevis Civil War Service Records
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