Family name Cheever (Cheever 
, شيفر) , throughout the world, is quite a rare surname. The cognomen Cheever is characteristic of the United States, where it is a rare surname, Australia, where it is a very rare surname, and Canada. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the United States, Philippines, and Canada. Very seldom, Cheever is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Cheever | Italy, Canada, Philippines, United States, Australia |
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ezekiel cheever English linguist and teacher, GB (b. 1614) |
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| samuel cheever born 1639; died 1724; pastor of the church in Marblehead (b. 1639) |
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| thomas cheever (b. 1658) |
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| abigail cheever 20 May 1690 Boston - (b. 1690) |
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| israel cheever (b. 1722) |
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| joshua cheever (b. 1740) |
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| abijah cheever American politician and physician, US (b. 1760) |
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| mary cheever (b. 1751) |
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| william cheever (b. 1752) |
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| joseph cheever American politician (1772-1872), US (b. 1772) |
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tracy patch cheever politician in Massachusetts, US (1824-1876), US (b. 1824) |
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david williams cheever American surgeon (1831–1915), US (b. 1831) |
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| captain william cheever IN (b. 1774) |
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| samuel cheever (1787-1874) (b. 1787) |
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| nathaniel cheever (b. 1778) |
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