Chestney

Chestney Meaning & Origin

About Chestney
The surname Chestney is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "ceasten" or "ceastre," meaning "a walled town" or "a Roman fort." It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearer hailed from a place named Chestney or a similar variant. The name Chestney suggests an ancestral connection to a fortified settlement or a place with Roman origins.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Chestney is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Chestney: 195
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 93,921
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Chestney based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Chestney is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
XSTN
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
C02350
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
CH EH1 S T N IY0
🌐 IPA
/chestney*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('XSTN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C235

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Chestney in Braille

Here's how to represent Chestney in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Chestney in braille

How to sign the name Chestney using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Chestney using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Chestney in sign language

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