Cheney Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cheney Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cheney family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 146
Agricultural Labourer 22
Domestic Servant 15
Farmer 12
General Servant Domestic 7
General Labourer 7
Shoe Finisher 7
Carpenter 6
Farm Labourer 6
Laundress 5
Housemaid Domestic Servant 5
Living On Her Own Means 5
Dress Maker 5
Straw Hat Plaister 4
Coal Miner 4
Tailor 4
Carter 4
Machinist Shoe 4
Watch Warehouseman 4
Labourer 3
Baker 3
Cook Domestic Servant 3
General Domestic Servant 3
Printers Compositor 2
Shoehand 2

Cheney Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Cheney 100% 6,274
2 Chaney 83% 5,106
3 Chainey 71% 1,679
4 Cheyney 86% 813
5 Chiney 83% 436
6 Chenney 86% 332
7 Cheaney 86% 207
8 Cheeney 86% 165
9 Cheny 83% 142

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The surname Cheney is the most popular version of all its varients

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