An English surname, Cherry comes from the Middle English terms ‘chirie’ and ‘cherye’ were refer to a grower or seller of cherries, the fruit. It can also refer to someone with cherry red cheeks. The spelling variations for Cherry include Cherie, Chery, Chearry, Cherrie, Cherries, Cherrey and Chearie. A German spelling for Cherry would be Kirsch. In England the Cherry family name is across most of the country. The greater numbers are in the city of London, Kent, Middlesex, Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Lincolnshire, Buckinghamshire, Yorkshire and Lancashire. In Scotland the counties with Cherry populations are Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire, Fife, Perthshire and Argyll. Within the United States the Cherry families originated in North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Ohio, New York, Tennessee, Alabama and Kentucky. Famous: Gladys Cherry (a survivor of the sinking of the Titanic in 1912), Jake Cherry (actor), Lynne Cherry (writer), Don Cherry (singer), Wayne Cherry (auto designer), Marc Cherry (television writer and producer of shows), Trevor John Cherry (footballer from England) and Byron Cherry (actor).