Family name origins & meanings
- Of French origin : perhaps a variant of Jaloux, a nickname meaning ‘jealous’, ‘possessive’.
- Of French origin : possibly a reconstruction of Challuz or Chalus, a habitational name from places so named in Puy-de-Dôme and Haute-Vienne.
- Of French origin : A Chalou from Poitou is documented in Quebec city in 1723; a Chalut, of unknown origin, is documented in Quebec city in 1657. A bearer of the name Chanluc or Chalut, from Poitiers, is documented in Orleans Isle, near Quebec city, in 1695.