Chevy Chase — Cornelius Crane Chase
Cornelius Crane Chase was named after his mother's adoptive father, Cornelius Vanderbilt Crane, heir to the successful New York company, Crane Plumbing.
The nickname Chevy was given by his grandmother, from the medieval English "The Ballad of Chevy Chase." As a descendant of the Scottish Clan Douglas, she felt the name "Chevy" seemed fitting.