Cheney

English

Etymology

Variant of Chesney.

Proper noun

Cheney (countable and uncountable, plural Cheneys)

1. A surname.
2. A placename
   1. A number of places in the United States
      1. A city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States.
      2. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri, United States.
      3. An unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States.
      4. A city in Spokane County, Washington, United States.
   2. A community of the city of Clarence-Rockland, eastern Ontario, Canada.

Derived terms

• Cheney Longville
• Cheneyville

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cheney is the 2655^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13573 individuals. Cheney is most common among White (90.17%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cheney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 323.

Anagrams

• Cheyne, cheyne