Chauncey Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Chauncey is best understood together with Chauncy: both are English spellings of one family name. The family name meaning is “Someone who came from Chancey or Chancay, in France”, the same as for Chauncy.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Chauncy and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

A variant of Chauncy

The extra “e” in Chauncey is a spelling habit rather than a different name.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Chauncey with 1,359 bearers, at rank 19,796. Chauncey sounds close to Chance, so it can help to search both. Research your Chauncey family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.