Chevallier is a French surname. The word originated during the Middle Ages when it denoted a knight. There are multiple variations of this name, including Chevalier. Notable people with the surname include: Alain Chevallier (c. 1948–2016), French motorcycle designer and brother of Olivier Chevallier Claire Chevallier (born 1969), Franco-Belgian classical pianist Gabriel Chevallier (1895–1969), French novelist Jean-Baptiste-Alphonse Chevallier (1793-1879), French pharmacist-chemist Jean-Jacques Chevallier (1900–1983), French historian John Barrington Chevallier (1857–1940), British schoolmaster who played in four FA Cup finals, on the winning team in 1879 and 1882 Olivier Chevallier (1949–1980), French Grand Prix motorcycle racer Temple Chevallier (1794–1873), British professor of mathematics and astronomy Chevalliers of Aspall Hall, a family resident at Aspall, Suffolk, producers of Aspall Cyder See also Chevallier (crater), Moon crater named after Temple Chevallier Chevallier family tree French-language surnames