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English
Etymology
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”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (variously) /ˈtʃiːtəm/, /ˈtʃiːθəm/
Proper noun
Cheatham (plural Cheathams)
- A surname.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cheatham is the 2802nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12852 individuals. Cheatham is most common among White (55.84%) and Black/African American (38.43%) individuals.