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    The surname Cheatham

    A surname, carried by 12,852 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈtʃiːtəm/ 2 syllables Soundex C350

    Cheatham: #2,802 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Cheatham #2,802, 12,852 people Cheatham: #2,802 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Cheatham #2,802, 12,852 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cheatham is more common than 98.3% of them.

    Origin

    From Middle English, variant of Cheetham, from historical Cheetham in Lancashire, from Chet + ham; first element from Brythonic/Celtic *cęd (“wood, forest”), from Proto-Celtic *kaitos, from Proto-Indo-European *kayt-, *ḱayt- (“forest, wasteland, pasture”), related to Latin bū-cētum (“pastureland”, literally “cow-pasture”).

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 12,852 people named Cheatham in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 24,023 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,403.

    #2,802
    rank among US surnames
    12,852
    people in 2010
    4.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.6%
    change since 2000 (was #2,679)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,793Belanger12,92223,893
    #2,794Alcantar12,91923,899
    #2,795Looney12,91023,915
    #2,796Kenyon12,89123,950
    #2,798Epperson12,88423,963
    #2,799Aguayo12,87623,978
    #2,800Beaty12,86923,991

    Who is named Cheatham

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    56% of people named Cheatham identified as white (not Hispanic), 38% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 56%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 38%
    • Two or more races 2.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Cheathams

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Maree Cheatham
      American actress, born 1942
    • Oliver Cheatham
      American singer (1948-2013)
    • Doc Cheatham
      American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader (1905-1997)
    • Zylan Cheatham
      American basketball player (born 1995)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Cheatham

    Cheatham has the Soundex code C350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C350.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Cheatham come from?
    From Middle English, variant of Cheetham, from historical Cheetham in Lancashire, from Chet + ham; first element from Brythonic/Celtic *cęd (“wood, forest”), from Proto-Celtic *kaitos, from Proto-Indo-European *kayt-, *ḱayt- (“forest, wasteland, pasture”), related to Latin bū-cētum (“pastureland”,…
    How common is the surname Cheatham?
    12,852 people in the United States had the surname Cheatham in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,023 Americans. It ranked 2,802nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Cheatham?
    In the 2010 Census, 56% of people named Cheatham identified as white (not Hispanic), and 38% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Cheatham?
    Maree Cheatham, American actress, followed by Oliver Cheatham.
    Where is the surname Cheatham most common?
    Wikidata records people named Cheatham in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Cheatham?
    Cheatham is /ˈtʃiːtəm/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Cheatham getting more or less common?
    More common. 12,403 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,852 in 2010, up 3.6%.