Chesney is a surname or given name of French origin. The name first reached England following its conquest by the Normans in 1066. Notable persons with the name include:
As a surname:
Charles Cornwallis Chesney, soldier and military writerDennis K. Chesney, astronomerFrancis Rawdon Chesney, explorerSir George Tomkyns Chesney, soldier and MPKenny Chesney, country music singerMarion Chesney, novelistSir Francis Chesney and his son Jack, characters in Charley's AuntAs a given name:
Chesney Allen, British entertainerChesney Hawkes, British pop singerChesney Battersby-Brown, a character on Coronation StreetChesney Snow, American stage actor, musician and beat-boxerChet Baker, American musician, born Chesney Henry Baker, Jr.As a nickname:
Wojciech Szczęsny, Polish goalkeeper, given because of his surname