Explore the Family Name Cheeks

The meaning of Cheeks

English: variant of Cheek, with post-medieval excrescent -s. This surname is rare in Britain.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Cheeks has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Cheeks was ranked as the 8106th most popular surname in the U.S., but by 2010, it had climbed to the 7964th spot, indicating a rise of 1.75%. The count of people with this surname also increased from 3769 to 4155 during this period, showing a growth of 10.24%. Consequently, the proportion of individuals named Cheeks per 100,000 people also increased slightly from 1.40 to 1.41.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#8,106	#7,964	1.75%
Count	3,769	4,155	10.24%
Proportion per 100k	1.4	1.41	0.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cheeks

The Decennial U.S. Census data reveals changes in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Cheeks from 2000 to 2010. The proportion of individuals identifying as Black with this surname marginally increased from 72.83% to 73.07%. The proportion of those identifying as White decreased from 22.69% to 21.40%. Individuals reporting their ethnicity as Hispanic showed a significant increase, from 1.09% to 1.68%, a change of 54.13%. Similarly, the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals with this surname rose sharply from 0.13% to 0.22%, an increase of 69.23%. Conversely, the Asian/Pacific Islander group saw a slight decline from 0.32% to 0.29%. Those identifying with two or more races increased from 2.95% to 3.35%.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	72.83%	73.07%	0.33%
White	22.69%	21.4%	-5.69%
Two or More Races	2.95%	3.35%	13.56%
Hispanic	1.09%	1.68%	54.13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.32%	0.29%	-9.38%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.13%	0.22%	69.23%