This page collects genealogy for the Cheney Family:
Cheney Main Articles[]
- Cheney Notable People - People of distinction featured in Wikipedia, important migrants and others.
- Cheney Disambiguation List - similar names
- Cheney Migrants - listings of notable Cheney Migrants.
- Cheney Family Landmarks - Notable castles, cemeteries, monuments and much more.
- Cheney Baronets - Several lines of the Cheney family featured in ThePeerage of Great Britain.
- Cheney Family Ancestry - Royal ancestors of the Cheney Family - Including English, Norman, Irish, Scottish, French and more.
Overview[]
Cheney, originally de Cheney, is a toponymic surname of Old French origin, introduced into England by the Normans.
The derivation is from the Old French chesne (modern French: chêne) "oak tree" with the Old French suffix -ei / -ai meaning "collection of [trees]", so chenei "oak grove", from Medieval Latin . The surname may be either locational or topographical in origin. As a locational name, Cheney may derive from any of the places named with the Old French , nowadays Chesney, Chesnay, le Chesnay, la Chesnaye, etc. As a topographical name, Cheney denoted residence near a conspicuous oak tree, or in an oak forest. The surname is now found widespread in Scotland, where the first known bearer of the name is William de Chesne, who witnessed a charter in 1200.
More details can be found at Cheney Family Ancestry.
Disambiguation pages[]
Pages listing people of the same name for:
- Archibald Cheney
- Alexander Cheney
- Charles Cheney
- Edward Cheney
- Elizabeth Cheney
- George Cheney
- Gilbert Cheney
- James Cheney
- John Cheney
- Joseph Cheney
- Margaret Cheney
- Mary Cheney
- Miriam Cheney
- Ninian Cheney
- Robert Cheney
- Samuel Cheney
- Sarah Cheney
- Thomas Cheney
- Walter Cheney
- William Cheney
Other uses[]
Notable Census Records[]
See Also[]
- Cheney at WikiTree
- Cheney Family Crest History
- Cheney Family on GENI
- Find Cheney Family Records - Archives.com
Cheney Genealogy by Region[]
- Cheney in Alabama
- Cheney in County Antrim
- Cheney in Wigtownshire
- Cheney in Greater London
- Cheney in South Carolina
- Cheney in Utah
- Cheney in Ireland
- Cheney in Scotland
- Cheney in England
- Cheney in Oklahoma
- Cheney in Arizona
Non-SMW Family Name Pages[]
The following list of Cheney family person articles should be upgraded to SMW format.
- Anna (Chase) Cheney (-1795)
- Anne (Agnes) Cheney (1426-1470)
- Daniel Denis Cheney (1874-1946)
- Dennis Daniel Cheney (1893-)
- Rhoda Anne Cheney (1821-1848)