Chee

See also: chee

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Navajo Chee, Hokkien 徐 (Chhî), Cantonese 朱 (zyu1), etc.

Proper noun

Chee

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Chee is the 6784th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4973 individuals. Chee is most common among American Indian/Alaska Native (51.4%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (35.93%) individuals.

Etymology

From łichííʼ (“red”), a commonly adopted surname when the BIA required Native Americans to take surnames for the purpose of official records.

Proper noun

Chee

  1. a surname
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