Cheon
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Korean 천 (Cheon).
Proper noun
Cheon (plural Cheons)
- A surname from Korean.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cheon is the 35016th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 644 individuals. Cheon is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (92.24%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cheon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 323.