Cheslin Family History
Cheslin Name Meaning
from Cheslyn Hay near Cannock (Staffs) which is recorded as Chistlin in 1236 and Chisteling in 125 The place-name may derive from Old English cest cist ‘chest coffin’ or cist ‘chestnut tree’ + hlinc ‘ridge bank hill’ with (ge)hæg ‘enclosure’.
Source: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021