Chaffer Surname
Approximately 1,159 people bear this surname
Chaffer Surname Definition:
(English) metonymic for a Dealer or Trader [Middle English chaffare, a bargaining; chaffaren, to deal, bargain; Old English ceáp, a bargain + faru, a journey] Right as a marchant deliteth hym moost in chaffare that he hath moost avantage of.
Read More About This SurnameChaffer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 417 | 1:869,206 | 65,973 |
| England | 376 | 1:148,186 | 14,202 |
| Australia | 257 | 1:105,042 | 11,793 |
| Argentina | 38 | 1:1,124,827 | 67,975 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 408 | 1:59,744 | 7,000 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 203 | 1:247,383 | 20,545 |
Chaffer (12) may also be a first name.
Chaffer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) metonymic for a Dealer or Trader [Middle English chaffare, a bargaining; chaffaren, to deal, bargain; Old English ceáp, a bargain + faru, a journey] Right as a marchant deliteth hym moost in chaffare that he hath moost avantage of. . . .— Chaucer, Cant. Tales, I 851.
From the French, Chavee. Orfrom the Flemish, Schaffer; a personal name.
User-submitted Reference
The name Chaffer is Anglo-Saxon in origin. It was a name given to a 'traveling merchant'. Further research revealed that the name is derived from the Old English word, ceapfaru, which appears in the Old English as chaffere and chaffar, a person engaged in the traffic or trade of merchandise.
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Chaffer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chaffer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chaffer is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chaffer? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chaffer is the 322,008th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 6,287,788 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 37 percent of Chaffer live; 35 percent live in Northern Europe and 35 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used forename in the world, borne by 12 people.
The last name Chaffer is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 417 people, or 1 in 869,206. In The United States Chaffer is primarily found in: Illinois, where 13 percent reside, Georgia, where 12 percent reside and Michigan, where 12 percent reside. Besides The United States Chaffer occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in England, where 32 percent reside and Australia, where 22 percent reside.
Chaffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Chaffer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 205 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 8 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Chaffer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Episcopalian (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Chaffer surname are 38.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 91.89% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Chaffer earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.58% more than the national average, earning $46,852 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.34% more than the national average, earning $53,328 CAD per year.
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