Chesney

Chesney
An oak grove
Language(s)	Norman French Anglo-Norman French
Origin
Region of origin	Normandy, United Kingdom
Meaning	"oak grove"

Chesney is a surname or given name of Norman French origin.^[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 and politician
• James Chesney (1934–1980), Irish priest and co-worker of IRA in Claudy bombing
• Kenny Chesney (born 1968), American country music singer
• Marion Chesney (born 1936), 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

See also

• Cheney (disambiguation)
• Chaney