Updated June 9, 2019

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Family name origins & meanings

  • Southern French : variant of Chevalier (meaning ‘knight’, ‘rider’).
  • A family Cavelier or Lecavelier, from Normandy, France, had settled in Montreal by 1654. There are also Huguenot bearers (among whom it is also spelled Cavalear) who came to VA by way of London.