Explore the Family Name Checketts

The meaning of Checketts

English (Worcestershire and Warwickshire): nickname from Middle English cheked ‘checked, chequered’, with post-medieval excrescent -s, perhaps with reference to complexion or clothing.

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How common is the last name Checketts in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Checketts has seen a rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Checketts was ranked 34,630th in terms of commonality but rose to 30,665th by 2010, representing an increase of 11.45%. The number of people with this surname also increased during this period, going from 618 in 2000 to 760 in 2010, a near 23% increase. Consequently, the proportion of individuals bearing the Checketts surname per 100,000 people rose by about 13%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,630	#30,665	11.45%
Count	618	760	22.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.26	13.04%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Checketts

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Checketts surname identify as White, although there has been a small decrease from 97.41% in 2000 to 96.71% in 2010. The number of Checketts identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped from 0.81% in 2000 to zero in 2010. On the other hand, there was a new emergence of those identifying as having two or more races, accounting for 1.32% in 2010. The Hispanic representation in the Checketts surname demographic saw an increase of nearly 40%, rising from 1.13% in 2000 to 1.58% in 2010. There were no individuals with this surname who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.41%	96.71%	-0.72%
Hispanic	1.13%	1.58%	39.82%
Two or More Races	0%	1.32%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.81%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%