Cheetham Surname
Approximately 11,536 people bear this surname
Cheetham Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cheetham' or 'Chetham,' a township and suburb of Manchester. The two Chethams recorded in the Dictionary of National Biography x. 206 7, viz. Humphrey Chetham (1580-1653), founder of the Manchester Hospital and Library that bear his name, and James Chetham (1640-92), writer on angling, were both born within two miles of Chetham, one at Crumpsall Hall, the other at Smedley.
Read More About This SurnameCheetham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7,055 | 1:7,898 | 1,156 |
| Australia | 1,738 | 1:15,533 | 2,200 |
| United States | 1,200 | 1:302,049 | 27,820 |
| Canada | 469 | 1:78,562 | 8,814 |
| Wales | 219 | 1:14,130 | 1,554 |
| South Africa | 203 | 1:266,885 | 26,661 |
| New Zealand | 199 | 1:22,755 | 3,990 |
| Scotland | 143 | 1:37,439 | 3,597 |
| Northern Ireland | 55 | 1:33,546 | 3,341 |
| Spain | 33 | 1:1,416,728 | 44,772 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| Ireland | 19 | 1:247,839 | 9,475 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:8,582 | 1,778 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,602 | 1:5,297 | 804 |
| Wales | 34 | 1:46,130 | 2,397 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:197,011 | 7,414 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 142 | 1:353,653 | 27,017 |
Cheetham (13) may also be a first name.
Cheetham Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cheetham' or 'Chetham,' a township and suburb of Manchester. The two Chethams recorded in the Dictionary of National Biography x. 206 7, viz. Humphrey Chetham (1580-1653), founder of the Manchester Hospital and Library that bear his name, and James Chetham (1640-92), writer on angling, were both born within two miles of Chetham, one at Crumpsall Hall, the other at Smedley. Chetham of Chetham was a surname so early as Edward I: Baines' Lancashire.
Henry Chetham. of Crumpsall (Manchester), 1603: Wills at Chester.
William Chetham, of Blakeley (Manchester), 1612: ibid.
Laurence Chetham, of Stockport, 1590: ibid.
1758. Married — Joseph Cheetham and Sidwell Cornish: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) belonging to Cheetham (Manchester), 13th cent. Chetham = prob. Ceatta’s Home or Estate [Old English hám]
(English) One who came from Cheetham (homestead by a forest), in Lancashire.
From Chidham; a location name in Sussex.
Cheetham Demographics
Cheetham Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Cheetham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheetham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cheetham is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheetham? popularity and diffusion
The surname Cheetham is the 44,995th most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 631,722 people. The last name Cheetham occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Cheetham are found; 65 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in British Isles. Cheetham is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent given name at a global level, held by 13 people.
Cheetham is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 7,055 people, or 1 in 7,898. In England it is most common in: Greater Manchester, where 20 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found and Lancashire, where 8 percent are found. Apart from England this last name occurs in 45 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.
Cheetham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Cheetham has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Cheetham last name expanded 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 845 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 644 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 753 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 475 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Cheetham Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Cheetham surname are 6.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.31% registered with the party.
The amount Cheetham earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 91.68% more than the national average, earning 663,382 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 69.89% more than the national average, earning R 403,728 per year; in United States they earn 12.01% more than the national average, earning $48,332 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.11% less than the national average, earning $49,132 CAD per year.
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