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Surname Etymology and Meaning of MCCHESNEY

Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

Scottish (Galloway) and northern Irish: probably an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an tSasanaigh ‘son of the Saxon (i.e. the Englishman)’. Another Anglicized version of this name is McAtasney.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)