Chany Surname
Approximately 15,535 people bear this surname
Chany Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Quesnay' , in the canton of Montmartin, department of La Manche, Normandy (Lower).
William de Cheyney, Norfolk, 2 Henry II: History of Norfolk.
Felicia de Cheny, Devon, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.
Read More About This SurnameChany Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 13,739 | 1:831 | 168 |
| India | 761 | 1:1,007,970 | 42,478 |
| Kenya | 415 | 1:111,277 | 9,493 |
| France | 291 | 1:228,257 | 35,399 |
| Indonesia | 142 | 1:931,332 | 69,143 |
| United States | 78 | 1:4,646,909 | 242,363 |
| Ukraine | 34 | 1:1,338,903 | 111,766 |
| Colombia | 11 | 1:4,343,097 | 17,306 |
| Peru | 10 | 1:3,178,412 | 30,046 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 29 | 1:840,530 | 36,623 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 471 | 1:106,621 | 10,696 |
The alternate forms: Chañy (27) are calculated separately.
Chany (5,170) may also be a first name.
Chany Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Quesnay' , in the canton of Montmartin, department of La Manche, Normandy (Lower).
William de Cheyney, Norfolk, 2 Henry II: History of Norfolk.
Felicia de Cheny, Devon, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Philip de Cheny, Guernsey, ibid.
Walter de Chenay, Salop, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Henry de Cheney, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Nicholas de Cheney, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
William de Cheney, Suffolk, ibid.
1661. Thomas Cheney (Suffolk) and Elizabeth Clopton: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
1663. Christopher Wilkinson and Ellen Cheyne: ibid.
For Cheney, q.v.
From Quesnay in the canton of Montmartin, department of La Manche, Normandy. De Gerville, Mem. Soc. Antiq. Normandie, 1825; but Mr. Walford with more probability derives the family from Cahagnes in the department of Calvados, a village of 2000 inhabitants, lying S.W. of Caen. They held a fief of the Count of Mortain, and attended him to the Conquest of England; and the feudal relation was retained long afterwards in the rape of Pevensey, co. Sussex, where their estate was called Horsted Keynes. They also denominated Milton Keynes, co. Bucks, Winkley Keynes, co. Devon, Combe Keynes, co. Dorset, and Keynes Court, co. Wilts. Sussex Arch. Coll. i. 133. The orthography has taken numerous forms, particularly De Chaaignes de Caisneto, Keynes, de Cahaysnes, and more recently Caney and Cheney. It has also been variously latinized De Caneto, De Casineto, and De Querceto-the last under an erroneous impression that the name had its origin in chesnaie, a grove of oaks.
(French.) Local. From Chene, an oak; Chenaie, a grove, a plantation of oaks.
Cheney or Cheyney is an ancient name in the east of England, but it is not of frequent occurrence now. In the 13th century it was established in most of the eastern counties in the forms of De Cheney, De Chenee, Le Cheny, etc., in Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Hunts, Norfolk, Beds, etc. (H. R.). The Cheyneys of Boston, Lincolnshire, were well - known merchants of last century, and frequently filled the office of mayor of the town (Thompson's "Boston"). Cheney was an old Herts name in the 16th century, when Sir Thomas Cheney owned the manor of Willian (Cussans' "Herts").
Chany Demographics
Average Chany Salary in
United States
$37,583 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chany Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chany Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chany (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﺎﻧﻲ, Russian: Чаны) is found most in South Sudan. It can also be found in the variant forms: Chañy. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chany? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chany is the 34,120th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 469,105 people. The surname Chany occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Chany reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Chany is also the 94,213th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 5,170 people.
Chany is most commonly used in South Sudan, where it is carried by 13,739 people, or 1 in 831. Aside from South Sudan this surname exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent are found and Kenya, where 3 percent are found.
Chany Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Chany has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Chany surname fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 72 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Chany Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Chany surname are 11.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.29% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Chany earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 71.14% less than the national average, earning S/. 5,594 per year; in Colombia they earn 56.03% less than the national average, earning $9,982,330 COP per year and in United States they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $37,583 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chany Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chany in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﺎﻧﻲ | shany | - |
| Chany in the Russian language | ||
| Чаны | cany | - |
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Chany Reference & Research
Chaney-Cheney-Cheyne DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Chaney-Cheney-Cheyne FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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