Chesney

Chesney is predominantly a male given name of French origin in the English-speaking world , which also occurs as a family name .

Name bearer

First name

• Chesney Henry Baker Jr. (1929–1988), American jazz musician
• Chesney Hawkes (* 1971), British pop singer

family name

• Charles Cornwallis Chesney (1826–1876), British soldier and military writer
• Chester A. Chesney (1916–1986), American politician
• Cummings C. Chesney (1863–1947), American electrical engineer
• Dennis K. Chesney , American astronomer
• Francis Rawdon Chesney (1789–1872), Irish-British general and explorer
• George Tomkyns Chesney (1813–1895), British general and author (Military Science Fiction)
• James Chesney (1934–1980), Irish Catholic priest and alleged IRA assassin
• Marc Chesney (* 1959), economist
• Kenny Chesney (* 1968), American country singer and songwriter
• Marc Chesney (* 1959), economist
• Marion Chesney (1936–2019), Scottish writer

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Chesney on www.geopatronyme.com (French)