Chet is a masculine given name, often a nickname for Chester, which means fortress or camp. It is an uncommon name of English origin, and originated as a surname to identify people from the city of Chester, England. Chet was ranked 1,027th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
People named Chet include:
Chet Allen (actor, 1939-1984) (1939–1984), child opera and choir performerChet Allen (actor, 1928-2011) (1929–2011), American actorChester Chet Atkins (1924–2001), American country guitarist and record producerChesney Chet Baker (1929–1988), American jazz musician and vocalistChet Brooks (born 1966), American former National Football League playerChester Chet Bulger (1917–2009), American National Football League playerChester Chet Culver (born 1966), former Governor of IowaThomas Chester Chet Edwards (born 1951), American politicianFulvio Chester Chet Forte (1935–1996), American sports television director and basketball playerChester Chet Gardner (1898–1939), American race car driverChester Chet Gladchuk (1917–1967), National Football League and Canadian Football League playerDonald Chester Chet Grant (1892–1985), American basketball and football player, football and All-American Girls Professional Baseball League coach and sports editorChet Hanulak (born 1933), American former National Football League playerChester E. Holifield (1903–1995), American politicianChester Chet Huntley (1911–1974), American television newscasterChester Chet Jastremski (1941–2014), American swimmerChester Chet Jaworski (1916–2003), American college basketball playerChester Chet Lemon (born 1955), American retired Major League Baseball playerChet Miksza (1930–1975), Canadian Football League playerChet Moeller (born 1953), American college football playerChester Chet Mutryn (1921–1995), All-America Football Conference and the National Football League playerChester Chet Nichols, Sr. (1897–1982), Major League Baseball pitcherChester Chet Nichols, Jr. (1931–1995), Major League Baseball pitcher, son of the aboveChester Chet Ostrowski (1930–2001), American National Football League playerChet Raymo (born 1936), American writer, educator and naturalistChester Chet Walker (born 1940), American National Basketball Association playerChester Chet A. Wynne (1898–1967), American football player and college head coach