Etymology

McChesney

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Irish Mac an tSasanaigh
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  1. Irish · derived fromMac an tSasanaigh“son of the Englishman”
  2. English todayMcChesney

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Northern Irish Mac an tSasanaigh (“son of the Englishman”), from Sasanach (“Englishman”).

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