Cheney

Cheney

English

Etymology

Variant of Chesney.

Proper noun

Cheney (countable and uncountable, plural Cheneys)

1. A surname.
2. A city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States.
3. An unincorporatedcommunity in Douglas County, Missouri, United States.
4. An unincorporatedcommunity in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States.
5. A city in Spokane County, Washington, United States.

Derived terms

• 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 323.

Anagrams

• Cheyne, cheyne