Chesney Surname
Approximately 9,621 people bear this surname
Chesney Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Latin) belonging to Chesnay (France) = the Oak-Wood [the fuller form of Cheney, q.v.]
Chesney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,791 | 1:62,590 | 7,340 |
| Iran | 946 | 1:81,165 | 8,273 |
| England | 906 | 1:61,499 | 7,259 |
| Canada | 660 | 1:55,827 | 6,606 |
| France | 348 | 1:190,870 | 29,709 |
| Australia | 211 | 1:127,942 | 13,963 |
| Guyana | 160 | 1:4,764 | 839 |
| Scotland | 157 | 1:34,101 | 3,361 |
| Northern Ireland | 123 | 1:15,000 | 2,046 |
| Israel | 89 | 1:96,153 | 11,162 |
| New Zealand | 57 | 1:79,444 | 11,532 |
| Guernsey | 37 | 1:1,742 | 400 |
| Barbados | 28 | 1:10,266 | 774 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 10 | 1:136,398 | 7,940 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 139 | 1:31,870 | 3,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 269 | 1:90,615 | 9,390 |
| Scotland | 100 | 1:37,432 | 2,932 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 589 | 1:85,261 | 8,887 |
Chesney (911) may also be a first name.
Chesney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Latin) belonging to Chesnay (France) = the Oak-Wood [the fuller form of Cheney, q.v.]
Apart from a few isolated mediaeval references, this name came to Ireland at the time of the Plantation of Ulster. It is derived from Old French chesnai (oakgrove). SIF 32
The earliest reference I have met to Chesney in Ireland is in 1251; de Chaeny (presumably the same name) occurs as that of the seneschal of Leinster in 1246; while Ralph Cheyny was Lord Deputy in 1372-he is also called O'Heyne in the Liber Munerum, but this is clearly a mistranscription of Cheyne.
These men can be disregarded, I think, so far as Cheneys of later centuries are concerned. In 1610, under the Plantation of Ulster, Thomas Cheyney obtained 1,000 acres at Drominishen, Co. Fermanagh. A generation later there were two Cheneys among the English Cromwellian “adventurers”, but I have found no evidence that they ever took up possession of any land in Ireland, though there was a John Cheney of Dublin in the army in 1648 and a Robert Chaney appears as a city of Cork “titulado” in 1659. The name subsequently became established in Co. Cork: six are mentioned in the will of James Cheney dated 1775. Other eighteenth century wills indicate that they were then mainly to be found in east Leinster, particularly Co. Kildare. The name is now rare and scattered.
Reaney links Cheyney and Cheney with Cheyne and Chesny, all deriving from the Old-French chesnai, Latin casnetum (i.e. an oakgrove) whence also the French place-name Quesnay. Chesney is a surname not uncommon in Ulster, sometimes with the prefix Mac. I state the fact: I have yet to learn the explanation of it. Three Chesnys, born in Co. Down, who distinguished themselves abroad, in cluding Francis Rawdon Chesney (1789—1872) of Suez Canal fame, find a place in the Dictionary of National Biography; the Cheyneys therein have no connexion with Ireland.
Probably Old French chesne-the oak tree.
From Quesnay, near Coutances, from which came De Chesneto or Kaineto in England (De Gerville, Anc. Chat. de la Manche). See Cheyney.
Chesney: from Chesnais; a widely-spread name.
Chesney Demographics
Average Chesney Salary in
United States
$42,034 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chesney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chesney Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chesney is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chesney.
How Common Is The Last Name Chesney? popularity and diffusion
Chesney is the 53,119th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 757,462 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Chesney reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 268,676th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 911 people.
This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 5,791 people, or 1 in 62,590. In The United States it is mostly found in: Michigan, where 9 percent reside, Tennessee, where 8 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 10 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.
Chesney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Chesney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Chesney last name grew 983 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 337 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Chesney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (83%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Chesney last name are 14.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.6% registered with the political party.
The amount Chesney earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.62% less than the national average, earning R 57,936 per year; in United States they earn 2.58% less than the national average, earning $42,034 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.05% more than the national average, earning $50,205 CAD per year.
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Chesney Reference & Research
Chesnay DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Chesnay FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Chesnut 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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