The Chene surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 272 people carried this name — #71,678 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is up 2% from 266 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,417 people named Chene.
22 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 82 départements, most often Maine-et-Loire.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
48 people named Chene live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Jura.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Chene,
with a public archive behind them.
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Gilles Chene 1948– · politician
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Marie-Ange Chene 1954– · politician
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Emmanuel Chene 1954–2022 · politician
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Jean-Pierre Chene 1955– · politician
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Laurent Chene 1973– · politician
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Chene.
- Chelli 132 · U.S. census
- Chemin 120 · U.S. census
- Chen 169,580 · U.S. census
- Chenaille 134 · U.S. census
- Chenard 661 · U.S. census
- Chenault 4,278 · U.S. census
- Cheneau 149 · U.S. census
- Chenet 285 · U.S. census
- Cheney 13,573 · U.S. census
- Cheng 32,982 · U.S. census
- Chenier 1,277 · U.S. census
- Chenot 321 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Chene is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.