Find out how popular the last name Cheromiah is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Cheromiah.

Cheromiah, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Cheromiah surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cheromiah in America

Cheromiah is the 78821st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cheromiah surname appeared 242 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Cheromiah.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cheromiah to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Cheromiah

The surname Cheromiah originates from the small rural village of Chernomaya in the Novgorod region of northwestern Russia. It dates back to the late 15th century and is derived from the old Russian words "chern" meaning black and "maya" meaning small stream or brook, referring to the dark waters of a nearby river.

Some of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in parish records from the 16th century, where it appears spelled as Chernomaiev or Chernomayev. A farmer named Ivan Chernomayev is listed in the census records of the village of Dubrovka in 1597.

The name made its way into historical records during the Time of Troubles in Russia in the early 1600s. A Cossack soldier named Fyodor Cheromiah fought alongside the rebel forces against the Polish-Lithuanian occupation of Moscow in 1612. His name is mentioned in the chronicles of the Muscovite uprising.

As the Cheromiah family spread across Russia over the centuries, variations in spelling emerged such as Cheromayev, Cheromiaev, and Cheromiakhov. In 1812, a cavalry officer named Yegor Cheromiaev took part in the Battle of Borodino against Napoleon's invading forces.

A notable bearer of the name was the 19th century Russian writer and philosopher Pyotr Cheromiaev (1819-1892), best known for his philosophical treatise "On the Nature of Reason". Another was the military commander Andrei Cheromiakhov (1892-1946) who led Soviet forces in the Battle of Kursk during World War II.

Other historical figures include the architect Vasily Cheromayev (1857-1924) who designed several churches and public buildings in Moscow, and the Olympic gold medalist in wrestling, Ivan Cheromiaev (1914-1989), who competed in the 1952 and 1956 Summer Games.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cheromiah

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Cheromiah.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Cheromiah was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Cheromiah has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Cheromiah was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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