Cheek is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Cheek
No. of characters: 5
Origin: England
Meaning:

The family name is variation of Chick. See Chich - A parish in Essex. St. Osyth-Chich.

One with a prominent jaw; a peet name of endearment meaning chick or little chicken.

Cheek is the variant form of Chick. A pet name of endearment from the chicken; dweller at the sign of the chick.

See Chick - See Chich - A parish in Essex. St. Osyth-Chich.

Surname Cheek is the variant of the Chich. A parish in Essex. St. Osyth-Chich.

How popular is Cheek?

Cheek is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada.

Cheek is ranked 22197 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Cheek bearers increased by 2.92 per cent in 2010 US census to 16020 since 2000, the surname slipped by 133 spots and ranked at 2273. The last name was found in around 5 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 79.86 81.59
Black 14.03 13.43
Others 2.15 1.77
Hispanic or Latino 2.07 1.43
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.33 1.2
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.56 0.58
Cheek is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Falkland Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 24503 people have been found who wears Cheek as their family name. Cheek is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Cheek:
2,029 United States22,718
Countries with thousands of Cheek:
6,472 England1,055
Countries with hundreds of Cheek:
14,802 Australia197
25,150 Canada138
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
43,423 South Africa98
23,445 Malaysia64
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,329 Scotland33
8,773 Wales27
294,953 Thailand23
6,223 Jamaica13
223,026 Germany12
610,955 India11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
18,974 Afghanistan10
18,674 Ecuador10
44,190 Norway9
436,635 Russia8
173,045 Iran8
88 Falkland Islands7

Cheek Namesakes

  • Martin Cheek, botanist and taxonomist at the Royal Botanic Gardens
  • Cordie Cheek, 17-year-old African-American youth
  • Tom Cheek, American sportscaster
  • Joey Cheek, American former speed skater and inline speed skater
  • Bob Cheek, was leader of the Opposition Tasmanian Liberal Party
  • Ahmad Shabery Cheek, Malaysian politician
  • Steve Cheek, former punter in the National Football League
  • Marion Case Cheek, Rear Admiral in the United States Navy Reserve
  • Louis Cheek, Louis Ray Cheek, Jr

Cheek Namesakes

  • Martin Cheek, botanist and taxonomist at the Royal Botanic Gardens
  • Cordie Cheek, 17-year-old African-American youth
  • Tom Cheek, American sportscaster
  • Joey Cheek, American former speed skater and inline speed skater
  • Bob Cheek, was leader of the Opposition Tasmanian Liberal Party
  • Ahmad Shabery Cheek, Malaysian politician
  • Steve Cheek, former punter in the National Football League
  • Marion Case Cheek, Rear Admiral in the United States Navy Reserve
  • Louis Cheek, Louis Ray Cheek, Jr

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