Save Type Surname (from location) Usage French Pronounced Pron. /ʃo.mɔ̃/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Habitational name from any of numerous places called Chaumont "bald mountain" from the elements chals caux "bald" and mont "mountain" (ultimately from Latin calvus mons) for example in Cher Orne Jura Haute-Savoie.