Chenoweth
# Chenoweth

Chenoweth is a name of Cornish origin meaning "new house" (Chy nowydh) in the Cornish language. Chenowith, Chinowith, Chernoweth, and Chernowith are alternative spellings.

## People

### Real

* Alice Chenoweth (1853–1925), birth name of American author and activist Helen H. Gardener
* Blair Chenoweth (born 1981), American dance instructor, former Miss Alaska
* Caroline Van Deusen Chenoweth (1846–1917), American educator and diplomat
* Ellen Chenoweth, contemporary American casting director
* Eric Chenowith (born 1979), American basketball player
* Erica Chenoweth (born 1980), American political scientist
* Florence Chenoweth (born 1945), Liberian agriculture and food security specialist
* Francis A. Chenoweth (1819–1899), American politician
* Helen Chenoweth-Hage (1938–2006), American politician
* John Chenoweth (Colorado politician) (1897–1986), American politician
* Kristin Chenoweth (born 1968), American actress and singer
* Laura Chenoweth Butz (1860–1939), American educator
* Lemuel Chenoweth (1811–1887), American covered bridge builder
* Richard Chenoweth (18th century), builder of Fort Nelson, Kentucky
* Vida Chenoweth (1928-2018), ethnomusicologist, marimbist and linguist

### Fictional

* Brenda Chenowith, on the television series Six Feet Under
* Billy Chenowith, brother of Brenda Chenowith on Six Feet Under
