# Cheney (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/cheney/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 13,573 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,655 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 22,747 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.6% (12,970 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈtʃeɪni/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Chesney.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Cheney in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Cheney in the United States and Australia.

## People named Cheney

- Dorothy Cheney, American tennis player (1916-2014)
- Mary Cheney, American politician (born 1969)
- Person Colby Cheney, American politician (1828–1901)
- Chris Cheney, Australian rock musician

## Similar surnames

Chen, Chaney, Chien, Cohen, Cheema, Cen, Chan, Cain, Conway, Cano, Cowan, Chin.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.