Cheatham Surname
Approximately 17,336 people bear this surname
Cheatham Surname Definition:
(English) One who came from Cheetham (homestead by a forest), in Lancashire.
Cheatham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17,073 | 1:21,230 | 2,682 |
| England | 128 | 1:435,297 | 29,139 |
| Australia | 69 | 1:391,242 | 31,907 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 144 | 1:169,273 | 14,363 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,095 | 1:16,226 | 2,063 |
Cheatham (41) may also be a first name.
Cheatham Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who came from Cheetham (homestead by a forest), in Lancashire.
Cheatham Demographics
Average Male Cheatham Height
177.08 cm
Average Female Cheatham Height
162.92 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Cheatham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheatham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cheatham is most common in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheatham? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 30,807th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 420,371 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Cheatham live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,590,275th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 41 people.
This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 17,073 people, or 1 in 21,230. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 13 percent are found, Georgia, where 7 percent are found and Virginia, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname is found in 27 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.
Cheatham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Cheatham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cheatham surname expanded 552 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 11 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cheatham Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Cheatham surname are 11.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.83% registered with the political party.
Cheatham earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.92% less than the national average, earning $41,027 USD per year.
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Cheatham Reference & Research
Chatman DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Chatman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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