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Author: ccchaney1940
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My Chaney/Cheney/etc. line has been tracked back to Richard Cheyney who settled in
Maryland in the mid-1600s. This group came from England. `
Actually Chaney is the more common spelling in the US by a long shot.
CHANEY
Rank in America: 979
Estimated number in US: 32433
Frequency out of 100,000: 12.02
CHENEY
Rank in America: 2563
Estimated number in US: 2970
Frequency out of 100,000: 4.81
Data is derived from David L. Word, Charles D. Coleman, Robert Nunziata and Robert
Kominski (2008). "Demographic Aspects of Surnames from Census 2000". U.S. Census
Bureau.
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