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 writer
Dennis K. Chesney, astronomer
Francis Rawdon Chesney, explorer
Sir George Tomkyns Chesney, soldier and MP
Kenny Chesney, country music singer
Marion Chesney, novelist
Sir Francis Chesney and his son Jack, characters in Charley's Aunt
As a given name:
Chesney Allen, British entertainer
Chesney Hawkes, British pop singer
Chesney Battersby-Brown, a character on Coronation Street
Chesney Snow, American stage actor, musician and beat-boxer
Chet Baker, American musician, born Chesney Henry Baker, Jr.
As a nickname:
Wojciech Szczęsny, Polish goalkeeper, given because of his surname