Chaney
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Variant of Chesney.
Proper noun[edit]
Chaney (countable and uncountable, plural Chaneys)
- A surname from Anglo-Norman.
- (rare) A female given name transferred from the surname.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Chaney is the 1059th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 33201 individuals. Chaney is most common among White (71.01%) and Black/African American (22.95%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chaney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 317.