Chesney
 An oak grove | |
| Language(s) | Old French Anglo-Norman French |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "oak grove" |
| Region of origin | Northwestern France, Center of France, United Kingdom |
Chesney is an English and French surname or given name[1] It is derived from Old French chesnai ("oak grove").[2] The name first reached England following its conquest by the Normans in 1066. Notable persons with the name include:
As a surname:
- Charles Cornwallis Chesney (1826–1876), British soldier and military writer
- Chester A. Chesney (1916–1986), American politician
- Dennis K. Chesney (active 1999–2000), American astronomer
- Francis Rawdon Chesney (1789–1872), British general and explorer
- Sir George Tomkyns Chesney (1830–1895), British general, politician, and author
- James Chesney (1934–1980), Irish priest and co-worker of IRA in Claudy bombing
- Kenny Chesney (born 1968), American country music singer
- Marion Chesney (1936–2019), British novelist
- Maxine M. Chesney (born 1942), American judge
- Robert de Chesney (died 1166), Bishop of Lincoln
- Robert M. Chesney (born 1971), American law professor
- Ronald Chesney (born 1922), British TV comedy screenwriter in Chesney and Wolfe
- Stanley Chesney (1918–1978), American soccer goalkeeper
- William de Chesney (died after 1161), brother of Robert de Chesney and a nobleman
- William de Chesney (sheriff) (died 1174), medieval sheriff of multiple counties
- Sir Francis Chesney and his son Jack, characters in 1892 British farce Charley's Aunt
As a given name:
- Chesney Allen (1894–1982), British entertainer
- Chesney Hawkes (born 1971), British pop singer
- Chesney Battersby-Brown (active since 2003), character on Coronation Street
- Chesney Snow (born 1979), American stage actor, musician and beat-boxer
- Chet Baker (1929–1988), American musician, born Chesney Henry Baker, Jr.
As a nickname:
- Wojciech Szczęsny (born 1990), Polish football goalkeeper, given because of his surname
References[]
- ^ (in French) Surname Distribution in France (1891-1990)
- ^ Chesney : Surname Meaning & Statistics, forebears.io
See also[]
- Cheney (disambiguation)
- Chaney
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