Chenevix Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Chenevix Surname Definition:
Mr. Lower says 'a Huguenot family settled in Ireland: one of that name was consecrated Bishop of Waterford in 1745' (Patronymica Britannica). This was Richard Chenevix, son of Colonel Chenevix of the Guards, and grandson of the Rev. Philip Chenevix, the Protestant pastor of Limay, near Nantes, who settled in England at the time of the revocation of the Edict of Nantes (Smiles, Huguenots).
Read More About This SurnameChenevix Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chenevix Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mr. Lower says 'a Huguenot family settled in Ireland: one of that name was consecrated Bishop of Waterford in 1745' (Patronymica Britannica). This was Richard Chenevix, son of Colonel Chenevix of the Guards, and grandson of the Rev. Philip Chenevix, the Protestant pastor of Limay, near Nantes, who settled in England at the time of the revocation of the Edict of Nantes (Smiles, Huguenots). His grand-daughter and heiress, Melesina Chenevix, Married — first, Colonel Ralph St. George, and secondly, Richard Trench, brother of the first Lord Ashtown in the peerage of Ireland, by whom she was mother of Richard Chenevix Trench, archbishop of Dublin (Dictionary of National Biography x. 184).
1726. Married — Paul Daniel Chenevix and Elizabeth Deards: St. James, Clerkenwell.
A Huguenot family, settled in Ireland. One of that name was consecrated bishop of Waterford, 1745.
Chenevix Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chenevix Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chenevix is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chenevix? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Chenevix live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in British Isles.
The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England Chenevix is most common in: Greater London, where 58 percent reside and Norfolk, where 42 percent reside. Other than England this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chenevoix | 94 | 13 | / |
| Cheneviz | 88 | 25 | / |
| Chenevois | 82 | 9 | / |
| Chenevich | 82 | 9 | / |
| Scheneviz | 82 | 8 | / |
| Chenevise | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ceneviz | 80 | 177 | / |
| Chesnevich | 78 | 13 | / |
| Chenevez | 75 | 160 | / |
| Genevoix | 75 | 137 | / |
| Heinevik | 75 | 14 | / |
| Henevich | 75 | 10 | / |
| Sheneviz | 75 | 7 | / |
| Chinevič | 75 | 5 | / |
| Chinevic | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chenebis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Genevaix | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chinevich | 71 | 8 | / |
| Dzheneviz | 71 | 2 | / |
| Schenewiz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heinevicz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chenevest | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cineviz | 67 | 184 | / |
| Chesnevych | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jenevik | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jenevis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geneviz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chenhevych | 67 | 1 | / |
| Senevič | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cinevic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeneviz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Henebig | 67 | 0 | / |
| Scheneweis | 67 | 0 | / |
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