Chesney
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Norman place names meaning “oak grove” (cognate to French chênaie), from Picard quesne, from Vulgar Latin *cassanus, probably from Gaulish kassanos (“oak”).
Proper noun
Chesney (plural Chesneys)
- An English surname from Anglo-Norman.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Chesney is the 7413rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4491 individuals. Chesney is most common among White (87.8%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chesney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 324.