Cheeseman Surname

50,558th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Cheeseman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the cheeseman,' a maker or seller of cheeses; Middle English chese.

John le Cheseman, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Edward Cheseman. Rolls of Parliament.

1523. Robert Cheseman and Elizabeth Wodell: Marriage Lic.

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Cheeseman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,3561:12,7911,886
United States2,9181:124,21513,208
Australia1,0761:25,0893,419
Canada9531:38,6634,851
New Zealand2341:19,3523,400
Liberia2101:20,9932,102
Wales1121:27,6302,845
Scotland571:93,9276,548
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Barbados371:7,769684
Bermuda221:2,967463
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Trinidad and Tobago101:136,3987,940
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
France51:13,284,544357,392
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Macau11:601,6301,582
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Dominica11:75,891912
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,3311:10,4571,589
Wales221:71,2923,399
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6431:78,1018,273

Cheeseman (138) may also be a first name.

Cheeseman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the cheeseman,' a maker or seller of cheeses; Middle English chese.

John le Cheseman, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Edward Cheseman. Rolls of Parliament.

1523. Robert Cheseman and Elizabeth Wodell: Marriage Lic. (London).

1675. Baptised — John, s. Frances Cheeseman: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1704. Buried — William Cheesman: St. John Baptist on Wallbrook.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Cheese Maker or Dealer [Middle English ches(e)man; Old English ciese, (Latin case-us, cheese] John le Cheseman.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A dealer in cheese.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Lower does not give this name, but "Cheesman, a maker of or dealer in cheese, Le Cheseman, Le Chesemaker, H.R., analogous to the modern butter-man." He gives also Cheesewright and Cheesemonger. The latter is no doubt a modem name, but Cheesewright may be compounded of chaise, a chair. I find also in Ferguson, Chisman and Chismon, and am disposed to derive Cheeseman from Old German geis-mund, a strong man. See Cashman.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Cheeseman: dealer in cheese. Also called a Fromisher, from the French fromage.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Cheeseman Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cheeseman Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Cheeseman is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheeseman? popularity and diffusion

Cheeseman is the 50,558th most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 718,268 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Cheeseman are found; 45 percent are found in Northern Europe and 45 percent are found in British Isles. Cheeseman is also the 787,636th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 138 people.

The last name Cheeseman is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 4,356 people, or 1 in 12,791. In England it is most prevalent in: Kent, where 18 percent reside, Greater London, where 17 percent reside and Dorset, where 7 percent reside. Beside England this last name exists in 50 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Cheeseman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cheeseman has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Cheeseman surname increased 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 454 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 509 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cheeseman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cheeseman surname are 15.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.73% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cheeseman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 5.91% more than the national average, earning R 251,688 per year; in United States they earn 9.04% more than the national average, earning $47,048 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.83% more than the national average, earning $50,593 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheesseman952/
Cheseman9449/
Heeseman9443/
Chesseman8940/
Cheaseman891/
Cheeceman891/
Chieseman890/
Scheseman890/
Cheesemon890/
Cheiseman890/
Heseman88257/
Hesemann82535/
Chesaman8291/
Heegeman8262/
Keeseman8261/
Hesseman8237/
Chaseman8234/
Heezeman8214/
Chiseman825/
Heaseman824/
Heiseman821/
Seeseman821/
Hegesman820/
Heuseman820/
Hieseman820/
Hessemann78102/
Seesemann78101/
Heegemann7819/
Hiesemann782/
Cheasaman782/
Heiseiman781/
Heisetman781/
Chasseman781/
Heijeeman781/
Heisemann780/
Hegeman752,939/
Jeseman75268/
Hiseman75112/
Hezeman7540/
Keseman7534/
Seseman7518/
Hesemam752/
Geseman750/
Hesiman750/
Khetsemane7429/
Houseman715,414/
Hasemann711,459/
Hedgeman71378/
Jesseman71240/
Hauseman71158/
Sesemann71129/
Segesman7180/
Gesemann7164/
Hessiman7152/
Keuseman7151/
Heggeman7135/
Causeman7119/
Sesemane7117/
Haiseman7111/
Hösemann7110/
Jesemann7110/
Kesemann719/
Häsemann716/
Kesieman714/
Zezeeman714/
Sesseman712/
Huiseman712/
Chasemon711/
Cegisman711/
Chasiman711/
Heisiman711/
Hoyseman711/
Gesseman711/
Zieseman711/
Sicheman711/
Hitseman711/
Hesimane711/
Khesemam711/
Cisemann711/
Chejiman711/
Chesimon711/
Hecheman711/
Chisiman711/
Cisesman711/
Chisaman711/
Hisemann710/
Shegeman710/
Shiseman710/
Geyseman710/
Hisseman710/
Seuseman710/
Heigeman710/
Khet'semane702/
Seshemane67449/
Ziesemann67243/
Keusemann67131/
Sechemane6794/
Chaisaman6779/
Chaisiman6766/
Kitcheman6762/
Haasemann6739/
Hausemann6737/
Chassemon6733/
Housseman6728/
Housemann6726/
Qhetsiman6715/
Kedcheman6713/
Seegemann679/
Quesemand678/
Keisemann675/
Housemand673/
Ketseiman671/
Cheasamon671/
Housemaan671/
Hitsemann671/
Siesemann671/
Hechemane671/
Hitcheman671/
Hausseman671/
Kesiemang671/
Sherzeman671/
Kechemann671/
Housemain670/

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Cheeseman Reference & Research

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