# Chauncey

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #38,780

## Definitions
1. An American surname from Old French, of Norman origin from a place name in France.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

## Etymology
From the Norman name based on several locations in France called Chancé. See Old French chance.

## Easily confused with
- **chance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chance-vs-chauncey)
- **Chaney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chaney-vs-chauncey)
- **chances** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chances-vs-chauncey)
- **Chaucer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chaucer-vs-chauncey)
- **chancel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chancel-vs-chauncey)
- **chancery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chancery-vs-chauncey)

## Common misspellings (12)
`cahuncey`, `cchauncey`, `chanucey`, `chaucney`, `chaunccey`, `chaunceyy`, `chauncye`, `chaunecy`, `chaunncey`, `chhauncey`, `chuancey`, `hcauncey`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chauncey