English: from Middle English cheuyn, Old French
chevesne ‘chub’, possibly applied as a nickname for someone
thought to resemble the fish in some way, or as a metonymic
occupational name for a fisherman or fish seller.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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