Cheese Surname
Approximately 1,585 people bear this surname
Cheese Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. Probably the nickname of a cheese-factor or cheese-farmer. But I cannot speak positively.
John Chese, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Hamo Chese, Salop, ibid.
Ricardus Chese, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameCheese Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 596 | 1:608,153 | 49,388 |
| England | 592 | 1:94,118 | 10,066 |
| Jamaica | 114 | 1:25,175 | 2,010 |
| Canada | 67 | 1:549,934 | 46,038 |
| Cambodia | 42 | 1:368,742 | 3,778 |
| Australia | 30 | 1:899,857 | 54,700 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Ireland | 6 | 1:784,823 | 16,062 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 435 | 1:56,035 | 6,652 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:120,647 | 5,000 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 64 | 1:784,667 | 49,209 |
Cheese (130) may also be a first name.
Cheese Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. Probably the nickname of a cheese-factor or cheese-farmer. But I cannot speak positively.
John Chese, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Hamo Chese, Salop, ibid.
Ricardus Chese, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas Chese, 1379: ibid.
1597. Richard Cheese and Anne Biggleskyrte: Marriage Lic (London).
1808. Married — William Cheese and Sarah Murray: St. George, Hanover Square.
Metonymic for Chees(e)man or Chees(e)wright, q.v.
Ferguson ranks this with the Anglo-Saxon Cissa, the Frisian Tsjisse, &c. Chese. H.R.
Ferguson ranks Cheese, Chase, and Case with Cissa (Chissa), king of the S. Saxons, and the Friesic Tsjisse (Chisse), a name in use at the present day; from O. S. ciasan, ciesen, ciosan, Anglo-Saxon cysan, ceosan, O. Fries kiasa, Old Norse kiosa, to choose; and he thinks Cissa may mean "one chosen or elected." The name Chese is found in H.R.
John Formage of Normandy, 1195 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Peter Form- age of England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum); afterwards translated.
From the Dutch, Chijs; a personal name.
Cheese Demographics
Cheese Political Affiliation
in United States
United States
Average
Cheese Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheese Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cheese (Arabic: شس) is found most in The United States. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheese? popularity and diffusion
It is the 250,267th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,597,821 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Cheese are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 814,623rd most widespread first name internationally It is held by 130 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 596 people, or 1 in 608,153. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 10 percent are found, Maryland, where 10 percent are found and Georgia, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in England, where 37 percent are found and Jamaica, where 7 percent are found.
Cheese Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Cheese has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cheese surname rose 931 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 136 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 146 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 600 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Cheese Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Cheese are 1.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.81% being registered with the political party.
The amount Cheese earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.99% more than the national average, earning $43,578 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.81% less than the national average, earning $41,828 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cheese Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cheese in the Arabic language | ||
| شس | shs | - |
Search for Another Surname
Cheese Reference & Research
Cheese DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Cheese FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cheese
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis