Cheney (surname)

Cheney, originally de Cheney, is a toponymic surname of Old Norman origin, introduced into England by the Normans.

The derivation is from the Old French chesne, chesnai (modern French: chêne), "oak tree", "oak grove", from the medieval Latin casnetum. The surname may be either locational or topographical in origin. As a locational name, Cheyne may derive from any of the places named with the Old French "chesnai", such as Quesnay in Calvados and La Manche, Le Quesnay in Seine-Inferieure, or Quesnay-Guesnon in Calvados. As a topographical name, Cheyne denoted residence near a conspicuous oak tree, or in an oak forest. In some few cases, the surname may have originated as a nickname for a man with a "heart of oak". The surname is now found widespread in Scotland, where the first known bearer of the name is William de Chesne, who witnessed a charter in 1200. The development of the name includes the following examples and may refer to:

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