# Chenoweth (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/chenoweth/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Cornish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Cornish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,673 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,160 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 66,070 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.6% (4,699 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /t͡ʃɪˈnəʊ.ɪθ/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Chynoweth |

## Etymology

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

## Who carries it

Share of people named Chenoweth in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Chenoweth in the United States.

## People named Chenoweth

- Kristin Chenoweth, American singer,actress, author (born 1968)
- Erica Chenoweth, American political scientist
- Helen Chenoweth-Hage, American politician (1938-2006)
- John Edgar Chenoweth, American politician (1897-1986)
- Helen H. Gardener, American writer and academic (1853–1925)

## Similar surnames

Cantu, Conde, Conti, Canada, Canady, Conte, Canty, Cannady, Canaday, Chand, Canto, Candia.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.