Chartrand Family History
Chartrand Name Meaning
French:: (northern): possibly a variant of Chartrain a habitational name for someone from the city of Chartres southwest of Paris. Alternatively an occupational name for a jailer derived from Old French chartre ‘prison dungeon’. This surname has apparently died out in France. (southwestern): variant of Chartran a habitational name from a place so named in Gironde. This surname is very rare in France.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022