Cheney

Variant of Chesney.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃeɪni/, /ˈtʃiːni/
• Homophone: cheyney

Cheney (countable and uncountable, plural Cheneys)

1. A surname.
   • 2024 April 22, Colin McCullough, “Cheney warns of ‘profoundly negative impact’ if SCOTUS doesn’t resolve Trump immunity case quickly”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney said Monday if the Supreme Court does not resolve the issue of presidential immunity “quickly and decisively,” it will have a “profoundly negative impact” on the country.

2. A placename.
   1. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A city in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
      2. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri.
      3. An unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
      4. A city in Spokane County, Washington.
   2. A community in the city of Clarence-Rockland, eastern Ontario, Canada.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cheney is the 2655^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13573 individuals. Cheney is most common among White (90.17%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cheney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 323.

• Cheyne, cheyne