Chew. William de Cayu, Normandy, 1180. Walter C. Kew, England.
Cheyne. Cheyney, Chinn, from Quesnay, near Coutances. Robert de Chesneto, Bishop of Lincoln, 1147. The Lords Cheyny were of this stock. Chinn is an old family name in Kentucky, and seems to be genealogically connected with the Chenoweth gens. (Vide Chenoweth.) The progenitor of the Chinn family in England and America was one Thomas de Cheyne, of Norman-French descent. Rawleigh Chinn, gent., married Esther Ball, a connection of the Washington family, and came to America about 1713 and settled in Lancaster County, Virginia. (See the "Register" for 1907, page 63.)
Chick, or Chike, a form of Cheak (Robson). A prominent Kentucky family (Boyle).
Child, the English form of Enfant. William and Roger le Enfant, Normandy, 1180. William and John Child, England, 1180.
Childers. A corruption of Challen or Challers. Vide Smithson.
Chinn. Vide Cheyney, Cheyne.
Chitty. In 1272 was Cette. Roger Cette, Norfolk.
Chivers, or Cheevers, from La Chievre, or Capra, Normandy.
Choicy, a form of Chausy.
Chollett. Collett.