How common is the surname Chenier?

1,277 people in the United States had the surname Chenier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 241,774 Americans. It ranked 20,709th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Chenier?

Clifton Chenier, American zydeco accordion player and singer (1925–1987), followed by Phil Chenier.

Where is the surname Chenier most common?

Wikidata records people named Chenier in the United States.

Is the surname Chenier getting more or less common?

More common. 1,163 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,277 in 2010, up 9.8%.

The surname Chenier

A surname, carried by 1,277 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C560

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chenier is more common than 87.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,277 people named Chenier in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 241,774 Americans. That is up 9.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,163.

#20,709

rank among US surnames

1,277

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+9.8%

change since 2000 (was #21,054)

Who is named Chenier

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

60% of people named Chenier identified as white (not Hispanic), 34% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 60%
Black (not Hispanic) 34%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 2.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cheniers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Clifton Chenier
American zydeco accordion player and singer (1925–1987)
Phil Chenier
American basketball player, born 1950

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Chenier

Chenier has the Soundex code C560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C560.

Questions

How common is the surname Chenier?: 1,277 people in the United States had the surname Chenier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 241,774 Americans. It ranked 20,709th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Chenier?: In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Chenier identified as white (not Hispanic), and 34% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Chenier?: Clifton Chenier, American zydeco accordion player and singer (1925–1987), followed by Phil Chenier.
Where is the surname Chenier most common?: Wikidata records people named Chenier in the United States.
Is the surname Chenier getting more or less common?: More common. 1,163 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,277 in 2010, up 9.8%.