Chenoweth is a name of Cornish origin meaning "new house" (Chy nowydh) in the Cornish language.^[1] Chenowith, Chinowith, Chernoweth, and Chernowith are alternative spellings.

• 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

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

• Chynoweth