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It is derived from Old French ''chesnaie'' ("oak grove").Chesney : Surname Meaning & Statistics
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is ''chênaie'' (pronounced the same way) "oak grove". 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 Francis Rawdon Chesney (16 March 1789 – 30 January 1872) was a British general and explorer. Life He was a son of Captain Alexander Chesney, an Irishman of Scottish descent who, having emigrated to South Carolina in 1772, served under Lo ...

(1789–1872), British general and explorer * Sir

George Tomkyns Chesney Sir George Tomkyns Chesney (30 April 1830 – 31 March 1895) was a British Army general, politician, and writer of fiction. He is remembered as the author of the novella '' The Battle of Dorking'' (1871), a founding work in the genre of invasion ...

(1830–1895), British general, politician, and author * James Chesney (1934–1980), Irish priest and co-worker of IRA in Claudy bombing *

Kathleen Chesney Kathleen Chesney (26 April 1899 – 12 April 1976) was a British scholar of medieval French literature. She was vice-principal of St Hilda's College, Oxford, from 1941 to 1951, and principal of Westfield College from 1951 until she retired in 196 ...

(1899–1976), British scholar of medieval French literature *

Kenny Chesney Kenneth Arnold Chesney (born March 26, 1968) is an American country singer. With 30 million albums sold worldwide, he released his debut, '' In My Wildest Dreams'', in 1994, and has since released 19 follow-ups. His albums spawned 27 singles tha ...

(born 1968), American country music singer *

Marion Chesney Marion Gibbons (née Chesney; 10 June 1936 – 30/31 December 2019) was a Scottish writer of romance and mystery novels, whose career as a published author began in 1979. She wrote numerous successful historical romance novels under a form of h ...

(1936–2019), British novelist * Maxine M. Chesney (born 1942), American judge *

Robert de Chesney Robert de Chesney (died December 1166) was a medieval English Bishop of Lincoln. He was the brother of an important royal official, William de Chesney, and the uncle of Gilbert Foliot, successively Bishop of Hereford and Bishop of London. Educate ...

(died 1166), Bishop of Lincoln *

Robert M. Chesney Robert M. "Bobby" Chesney (born June 23, 1971) is an American lawyer and the Dean of the University of Texas School of Law. He is the Charles I. Francis Professor in Law and was the associate dean for academic affairs before becoming the dean. Che ...

(born 1971), American law professor * Ronald Chesney (1922–2018), British TV comedy screenwriter in

Chesney and Wolfe Chesney and Wolfe, were a British television comedy screenwriting duo consisting of Ronald Chesney (born René Lucien Cadier; 4 May 1920 – 12 April 2018) and Ronald Wolfe (born Harvey Ronald Wolfe-Luberoff; 8 August 1922 – 18 December 2011). ...

Stanley Chesney Stanley Chesney (January 19, 1910 – January 1978) was an all around athlete best known as a U.S. soccer goalkeeper. He played in both the first and second American Soccer League and was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1966. ...

(1918–1978), American soccer goalkeeper * Andrew Chesney (1979), American singer/songwriter *

William de Chesney William de Chesney (flourished 1142–1161) was an Anglo-Norman magnate during the reign of King Stephen of England (reigned 1135–1154) and King Henry II of England (reigned 1154–1189). Chesney was part of a large family; one of his brothers ...

(died after 1161), brother of Robert de Chesney and a nobleman *

William de Chesney (sheriff) William de Chesney (died 1174) was a medieval Anglo-Norman nobleman and sheriff. The son of a landholder in Norfolk, William inherited after the death of his two elder brothers. He was the founder of Sibton Abbey, as well as a benefactor of ot ...

(died 1174), medieval sheriff of multiple counties * Sir Francis Chesney and his son Jack, characters in 1892 British farce ''

Charley's Aunt ''Charley's Aunt'' is a farce in three acts written by Brandon Thomas. The story centres on Lord Fancourt Babberley, an undergraduate whose friends Jack and Charley persuade him to impersonate the latter's aunt. The complications of the plot in ...

'' As a given name: *

Chesney Allen William Ernest Chesney Allen (5 April 1894 – 13 November 1982) was a popular English entertainer of the Second World War period. He is best remembered for his comedy and music double act with Bud Flanagan as duo Flanagan and Allen. Life ...

(1894–1982), British entertainer *

Chesney Hawkes Chesney Lee Hawkes (born 22 September 1971) is an English singer and occasional actor. He started his career at the age of 19 when he appeared in the film '' Buddy's Song'', which featured his best-known single " The One and Only", which topped ...

(born 1971), British pop singer *

Chesney Battersby-Brown Chesney Brown (also Battersby-Brown and Winter-Brown) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Sam Aston. He made his first on-screen appearance on 10 November 2003. The character is named afte ...

(active since 2003), character on ''Coronation Street'' *

Chesney Snow Chesney Snow (born 1979) is an American stage actor, musician, songwriter, beat-boxer, and educator. He is known for appearing in the role of Boxman in the Primary Stages production of the a cappella musical '' In Transit''. He reprised his role ...

(born 1979), American stage actor, musician and beat-boxer *

Chet Baker Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz that led him to be nicknamed the "Prince of Cool". Baker earned much attention and ...

(1929–1988), American musician, born Chesney Henry Baker Jr. As a nickname: *

Wojciech Szczęsny Wojciech Tomasz Szczęsny (; born 18 April 1990) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Barcelona. After starting his club career at Legia Warsaw, Szczęsny signed for Arsenal in January 2006, where he made his ...

(born 1990), Polish football goalkeeper, given because of his surname

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