Caffin Surname

264,367th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,481 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Caffin Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) Bald [Anglo-French c(h)auf (French chauve) + the diminutive suff. -in; Latin calv-us, bald] Richard Chaufin.—Hundred Rolls

Caffin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,2381:53,6537,073
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Australia781:346,09929,260
England251:2,228,72284,230
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England931:262,10118,696
Wales151:104,5614,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States981:512,43635,831

Caffin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) Bald [Anglo-French c(h)auf (French chauve) + the diminutive suff. -in; Latin calv-us, bald] Richard Chaufin.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

French chauve, from Latin calvus, bald. Hence the name of the great Protestant reformer, Calvin. The forms in the H.R. are Le Cauf, Chauf, Chaufyn. An eminent example of the application of this sobriquet is in Charles the Bald, King of France.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A form of Caufyn or Calvin (Lower). Herbert and Roger Calvin or Cauvin occur in Normandy, 1180 (Mag. Rot. Scac.). The name Chaffin is another form (Lower). It was frequently written Cauvin in Normandy in the 12th cent.

The Norman People (1874)

From the French, Chaufin; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Caffin Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Caffin Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Caffin occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caffin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 264,367th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,920,693 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Caffin live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most widespread in France, where it is held by 1,238 people, or 1 in 53,653. In France Caffin is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 43 percent are found, Hauts-de-France, where 21 percent are found and Occitanie, where 6 percent are found. Besides France this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Caffin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Caffin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Caffin surname fell 13 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 73 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Caffin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Caffin are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Caffin earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.19% less than the national average, earning $38,754 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.3% more than the national average, earning $56,788 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaffin9213,927/
Scaffin9211/
Caffion921/
Caffing920/
Cauffin920/
Cafin91434/
Chauffin8622/
Chaffion864/
Cheaffin863/
Chaiffin860/
Coffin8316,392/
Chafin835,017/
Saffin83698/
Caffyn83499/
Caufin83151/
Jaffin83148/
Zaffin8343/
Cafina8324/
Cafion8319/
Kaffin8313/
Caffen832/
Cafing831/
Cahfin831/
Chaffn831/
Scafin831/
Cafn801/
Couffin77868/
Coffing77771/
Zaffina77642/
Scoffin77261/
Choffin77205/
Chaffen77118/
Coffion7753/
Caffoen7734/
Kauffin7731/
Coffina7718/
Chafina7714/
Coiffin7712/
Chaufin779/
Coeffin778/
Caufijn778/
Chafion775/
Coffijn773/
Coëffin772/
Kaiffin771/
Chafinn771/
Cooffin771/
Zaffinn771/
Jaffing771/
Kaffina771/
Seaffin771/
Coffien770/
Caffeen770/
Safin7337,312/
Jafin73173/
Kafin73157/
Cofin7394/
Zafin7328/
Cafen7314/
Qafin736/
Coffn732/
Caffenne7136/
Zaaiffin711/
Coffen67646/
Kafina67433/
Joffin67338/
Saafin67301/
Coffyn67228/
Soffin67130/
Coifin67113/
Saifin6793/
Jayfin6790/
Saffen6783/
Zoffin6777/
Chafen6775/
Kaffen6766/
Safien6764/
Zafina6729/
Chofin6727/
Coufin6721/
Saufin6715/
Zaifin6710/
Koffin6710/
Caifen6710/
Sahfin679/
Cosfin674/
Jaifin674/
Seafin674/
Jasfin673/
Coefin673/
Khafin673/
Cofina673/
Kaufin672/
Qafina672/
Keffin671/
Qaffim671/
Jaafin671/
Cuifin671/
Coofin671/
Jahfin671/
Zayfin671/
Caefen671/
Cafyon671/
Safi'n671/
Casfen671/
Jafing671/
Coffim670/
Kauffn670/

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