Skip to main content

Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • English : from early English chesten nut ‘chestnut’ (from Middle English chesteine ‘chestnut’ + nut), a topographic name for someone who lived by a chestnut tree, or possibly a nickname for someone with chestnut-colored hair.

Join the Family

Your partner in parenting from baby name inspiration to college planning.

Subscribe