Cheney
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English
Etymology
Variant of Chesney.
Proper noun
Cheney (countable and uncountable, plural Cheneys)
- A surname.
- A placename
- A number of places in the United States
- A city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States.
- A city in Spokane County, Washington, United States.
- A community of the city of Clarence-Rockland, eastern Ontario, Canada.
- A number of places in the United States
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cheney is the 2655th 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.