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Chesney
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chesney
English
Alternative forms
en Chainey Chaney Cheeney Cheney Cheyne Cheyney
Etymology
From en nrf - place names meaning “oak grove” (cognate to fr chênaie), from Picard quesne, from en la-vul *cassanus, probably from en cel-gau kassanos oak.
Proper noun
s
en English Anglo-Norman.
en male transferred from the surname.
Derived terms
en Chesney Vale
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
Anagrams
en ceehnsy Cheynes cheynes