Chenoweth
Chenoweth is a name of Cornish origin meaning "new house" (Chy noweth) in the Cornish language, and usually pronounced with the emphasis on the middle (second) syllable. The pronunciation of the 'ow' is often anglicised to rhyme with cow, but the original Cornish language pronunciation is to rhyme with low.
Variant spellings
Over 90% of Chenoweths in the United States are from one common colonial family. Ninety percent of these use Chenoweth as the common spelling; 5% use Chenowith. Other variations are Chenowth, Chinowth, Chinowith, Chinouth, Chinworth, Chenworth, Chenneyworth, Channeyworth and Chineworth. Chynoweth is a common spelling found in some parts of the British Commonwealth. The use of Chynoweth in the US comes from subsequent immigrations in the 1800s to the States.
People
Real
- Blair Chenoweth (born 1981), American dance instructor, former Miss Alaska
- Ellen Chenoweth, contemporary American casting director
- Eric Chenowith (born 1979), American basketball player
- Erica Chenoweth (born 1980), American political scientist
- Francis A. Chenoweth (1819–1899), American politician
- Helen Chenoweth-Hage (1938–2006), American politician
- John Chenoweth (1897–1986), American politician
- Kristin Chenoweth (born 1968), American actress and singer
- Lemuel Chenoweth (1811–1887), American covered bridge builder
- Richard Chenoweth (18th century), builder of Fort Nelson, Kentucky
- Vida Chenoweth (born c. 1920), ethnomusicologist, marimbist and linguist
Fictional
- Brenda Chenowith, from the television series Six Feet Under
- Billy Chenowith, brother of Brenda Chenowith on Six Feet Under
- Elizabeth Chenowith and the Chenowith family in the Poldark series by Winston Graham