Chartrain Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Chartrain is usually a form of Chartrand. Read literally, Chartrain points to “From Chartres”.

Arms associated with the name

There is no single Chartrain family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

How the spelling arose

Chartrain is listed among the recognised spellings of Chartrand. The same family of names includes Chartier.

French birth records list 2,584 children named Chartrain between 1891 and 2000. Births ran at 104 in 1891–1900 and 220 in 1991–2000. Get the complete Chartrain report, with a museum-style coat of arms.