Meaning of Last Name

Cheek is an old family surname from Anglo-Saxon England that predates the Norman invasiondate=March 2009. The Cheek family was among the first to immigrate to the US colonies in the early 17th century. The family crest is a white shield with three red crescents. Some prominent members of the Cheek family: *Robert Lawson Cheek, 1st. Lawyer Knoxville Tennessee *Michael Case Cheek, Rear Admiral, USN (aboard the USS Missouri for the Japanese Surrender in WWII) *James Richard Cheek, U.S. Ambassador *Joey Cheek, Olympic Gold Medal speedskater *Joel Owsley Cheek, Maxwell House Coffee founder *Sir John Cheke, 16th century tutor to King Edward VI, (and immortalized in a poem by Paradise Lost author, John Milton) *Brig. General William Cheek Smartt (Rev. War and War of 1812 soldier, and signer of the 1835 Tennessee State Constitution) *Sonara Smart Dodd, Founder of Father's Day, (daughter of Ellen Victoria Cheek-Smart) *Catherine Ann Cheek-Ellington, First Lady of Tennessee (during the Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King)