2007-12-12 14:27:41 · 4 answers · asked by chauncey c 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
Chauncey
English: American coinage from a well-known New England surname. It seems to have been originally chosen as a given name in honour of the Harvard College president Charles Chauncy (1592-1672), the New England clergyman Charles Chauncy (1705-87), or the naval officer Isaac Chauncey (1772-1840). All these men were almost certainly descended from a single family; the surname is found in England in the Middle Ages, and probably has a Norman baronial origin, but now seems to be extinct in Britain.
A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0192800507
2007-12-12 14:33:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
From www.zelo.com/firstnames/findresults.asp?name=Chauncey :
CHAUNCEY
Gender: Male
Origin: Old French
Meaning: Chancellor
Chauncey, Chance, Chancey - Male Name
Name Meaning:
Chancellor ...
Origin: English
2007-12-12 15:34:50 · answer #2 · answered by jan51601 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about all these claims of it being an English name. It would be news to my Uncle CJ who was born in France and left as a refugee during WWII. It's very much a French name and comes from the French nickname for Chancellor. If you want a regional attachment to it, my Uncle CJ was from Preny Meurthe-et-Moiselle in the province of Lorraine (far east near the German border). Be very proud of that name.
2007-12-12 22:38:31 · answer #3 · answered by GenevievesMom 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The meaning of the surname CHAUNCEY is - one who came from Chancey.
2007-12-12 14:49:50 · answer #4 · answered by SJWinslow 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋