Cheesewright Surname

802,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Cheesewright Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the cheesewright,' a maker of cheese. Wright as a suffix was generally associated with work in wood; compare Wheelwright, Wainwright.

Cartwright, Arkwright. In Cheesewright we see a departure from this usage.

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Cheesewright Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2231:249,85720,242
Australia601:449,92835,109
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Wales101:309,45316,869
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Guyana31:254,07411,262
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1601:152,34613,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Cheesewright Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the cheesewright,' a maker of cheese. Wright as a suffix was generally associated with work in wood; compare Wheelwright, Wainwright.

Cartwright, Arkwright. In Cheesewright we see a departure from this usage.

John Chesewright, temp. 1570. Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

William Cheswright, ibid.

Marke Chiswrignt, son of Mr. Cheswright, 1609: St. Dionis Backchurch, London.

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

(English) Cheese-Maker [Middle English ches(e)wright; Old English cíese (Latin case-us), cheese + wryhta, maker, worker]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cheesewright Last Name Facts

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

Cheesewright is most common in England. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheesewright? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 802,733rd most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 20,881,220 people. Cheesewright occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Cheesewright are found; 69 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 223 people, or 1 in 249,857. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 21 percent live, Cambridgeshire, where 9 percent live and Hampshire, where 9 percent live. Besides England this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Cheesewright Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cheesewright has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Cheesewright surname rose 139 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cheesewright Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cheesewright are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Cheesewright earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.35% more than the national average, earning $48,911 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheeswright9628/
Cheeseright9628/
Cheswright9122/
Chasewright870/
Chesswright870/
Chusewright870/
Chesright861/
Housewright781,334/
Housewrihght751/
Cheseret70501/
Cheserut702/
Chaiserit67413/
Chesseret67147/

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