Cheetham (surname)

Cheetham is an English surname, probably derived from Cheetham in Lancashire, now part of Manchester.

Notable people with the surname include:


 * Alan Cheetham (born 1928), American paleobiologist
 * Alfred Cheetham (1867–1918), member of several Antarctic expeditions
 * Anthony Cheetham (born 1946), British materials scientist
 * Arthur Cheetham (1864–1937), English film-maker
 * Craig Cheetham (born 1970), English actor
 * Deborah Cheetham, Australian opera singer
 * Erika Cheetham (1939–1998), English medieval scholar
 * Francis Cheetham (1928–2005), leading authority on Nottingham Alabaster
 * Henry Cheetham (1827–1899), Anglican bishop
 * Henry Cheetham (pastor) (1801–1881), English Congregational minister in colonial South Australia
 * Jack Cheetham (1920–1980), South African cricket player
 * Jackie Cheetham (1907–1987), Scottish footballer
 * Jason Cheetham (born 1969), English musician (a.k.a. Jay Kay, frontman of Jamiroquai)
 * John Cheetham (manufacturer) (1802–1886), English politician
 * John Frederick Cheetham (1835–1916), English politician and son of John Cheetham
 * Josh Cheetham (born 1992), British speed skater
 * Joshua Milne Cheetham (1835–1902), British Member of Parliament
 * Michael Cheetham, English footballer
 * Sir Milne Cheetham (1869–1938), British diplomat
 * Sir Nicolas Cheetham (1910–2002), British diplomat and historical writer
 * Richard Cheetham (born 1955), current Anglican Area Bishop of Kingston upon Thames
 * Roy Cheetham (1939–2019), English footballer
 * Steven Cheetham (born 1987), English cricket player
 * Tommy Cheetham (1910–1993), English professional football player