Cheery Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Cheery Surname Definition:
Cheery is also a Northamptonshire name. In the early part of the 17th century there was a family of the name in Maidenhead, Berks (Ashmole's "Berkshire"). Benjamin Cherry, who died in 1785, was four times mayor of Hertford, and left bequests for the poor; Benjamin Cherry, his son (as I infer), who was town clerk of Hertford for twenty years, died in 1817 (Tumor's "Hertford").
Read More About This SurnameCheery Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Cheery (1,081) may also be a first name.
Cheery Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Cheery is also a Northamptonshire name. In the early part of the 17th century there was a family of the name in Maidenhead, Berks (Ashmole's "Berkshire"). Benjamin Cherry, who died in 1785, was four times mayor of Hertford, and left bequests for the poor; Benjamin Cherry, his son (as I infer), who was town clerk of Hertford for twenty years, died in 1817 (Tumor's "Hertford").
Cheery Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheery Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cheery occurs more in Qatar more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheery? popularity and diffusion
The last name Cheery is the 4,908,606th most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Cheery are found; 56 percent are found in West Asia and 56 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Cheery is also the 242,913th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,081 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Qatar, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 262,000. Aside from Qatar this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 13 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.
Cheery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Cheery has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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