Iroquois in ancient times, settling in the backcountry of the Southeast United States, including what is now Tennessee. In 2010, more than 45,000 enrolled Six Nations people lived in Canada, and about 80,000 in the United States. The most common name for the confederacy, Iroquois, is of somewhat obscure origin. The first time it appears in writing is in the account of Samuel de Champlain of his journey to Tadoussac in 1603, where it occurs as "Irocois". Other spellings appearing in the earliest sources include "Erocoise", "Hiroquois", "Hyroquoise", "Irecoies", "Iriquois", "Iroquaes", "Irroquois", and "Yroquois", as the French transliterated the term into
Iroquois China Company produced patterns such as "Chatham". The company made only commercial china until 1946 when their first dinnerware lines were introduced. The dinnerware was made out of vitreous china, similar to their commercial ware, but in very modern shapes. During 1949, the Crane China Company was established in Puerto Rico. The company back stamped its dishes "Iroquois China". After some problems, the "Sterling China Company" bought the company and changed the name to "Caribe China Company" and later back stamped their product "Caribe China, Puerto Rico, USA". "Iroquois Red", designed by W. S. George, had a red band with diamonds around