The Chenoweth surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,673 people carried this name — #7,160 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 63,300 people counted. That is down 1% from 4,699 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Chenoweth surname

From Cornish chi (“house”) + nowydh (“new”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Chenoweth» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Chenoweth was found among the farmers of Cornwall: 10 in every 10,000.

Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Cornwall 10

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In print

Chenoweth in American newspapers,
1898–1913.

Newspaper page from Mineral Point Tribune carrying the name Chenoweth
Mineral Point Tribune 1898-08-25
Newspaper page from Iowa County Democrat carrying the name Chenoweth
Iowa County Democrat 1898-08-25
Newspaper page from The Brattleboro Daily Reformer carrying the name Chenoweth
The Brattleboro Daily Reformer 1913-07-12

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 43,082 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Chenoweth in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1990s.

7,666 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Chenoweth. The most, 1,946, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 4.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 3,593
Victoria 2,032
New South Wales 897
Queensland 692
Western Australia 308
Tasmania 79
Northern Territory 22
ACT (Canberra) 19

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Chenoweth.

Who carried it

People named Chenoweth,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Lemuel Chenoweth
    Lemuel Chenoweth 1811–1887 · architect
  • Caroline Van Deusen Chenoweth
    Caroline Van Deusen Chenoweth 1846–1917 · writer
  • Helen H. Gardener
    Helen H. Gardener 1853–1925 · writer
  • Fred Chenoweth
    Fred Chenoweth 1893–1965 · head coach
  • John Edgar Chenoweth
    John Edgar Chenoweth 1897–1986 · lawyer
  • Francis A. Chenoweth 1819–1899 · judge

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Chenoweth,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States328 records

328 records of the Chenoweth name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 188
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 85
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 32
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 11
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 5
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Howard M. Chenoweth

    Born 1924 in Indiana. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Benjamin Harrison; farm hand from Tippecanoe County. U.S. Army veteran; died 1988, buried at Tippecanoe Memory Gardens, West Lafayette, Indiana.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Irving S. Chenoweth

    Born 1943; from Bloomington, Illinois. U.S. Army, field artillery unit commander; killed in action 1969 in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Edward Chenoweth

    Arrived at New York in 1871 aboard the City of Brussels from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 21; mason. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 328 records for Chenoweth in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia85 records

85 records of the Chenoweth name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 40
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 23
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 17
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 2
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record William Chenoweth

    Arrived in Queensland in 1890 aboard the Jumna, aged 40.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Edward Chenoweth

    Laborer of Flemington, Victoria; died 1898.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Sarah Elizabeth Chenoweth

    Died 1980; buried at Gungahlin Cemetery, Canberra, ACT.

    ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 85 records for Chenoweth in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Chenoweth name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  • Scottish rolls of honour, First World War 1
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record Andrew Chenoweth

    Died 1917. Named in the roll of honour (1926).

    National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. Chenoweth

    Middlesex Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Chenoweth name in Canada Canadian Virtual War Memorial
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Howard William Chenoweth

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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