Chaffers Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Chaffers Surname Definition:
Chaffer’s (Son): v. Chaffer.
Chaffers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 91 | 1:3,983,065 | 216,270 |
| England | 43 | 1:1,295,769 | 58,667 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 29 | 1:840,530 | 36,623 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Chaffers Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chaffer’s (Son): v. Chaffer.
This name is believed by a family bearing it, to be a rather recent corruption of the German schafer, shepherd.
From Chevrieres, near Beauvais. Robert de Cheveriis of Normandy, 1195 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); William de Caveres of Salop, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Chaffers: the great authority on hall-marks for plate and on china, draws his name from Caffiers in Pas-de-Calais.
Chaffers Demographics
Chaffers Political Affiliation
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Chaffers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chaffers Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chaffers is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chaffers? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,369,340th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. Chaffers is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Chaffers live; 65 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 3,983,065. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 34 percent reside, Louisiana, where 14 percent reside and Florida, where 12 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.
Chaffers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Chaffers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chaffers surname rose 758 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 148 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Chaffers Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Chaffers are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Chaffers earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 2.67% less than the national average, earning $41,997 USD per year and in Canada they earn 48.61% more than the national average, earning $73,836 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schaffers | 94 | 755 | / |
| Chafers | 93 | 6 | / |
| Scheaffers | 89 | 14 | / |
| Schafers | 88 | 358 | / |
| Cheffers | 88 | 221 | / |
| Caffiers | 88 | 57 | / |
| Shaffers | 88 | 48 | / |
| Heaffers | 88 | 1 | / |
| Caiffers | 88 | 0 | / |
| Hafers | 86 | 78 | / |
| Schoffers | 82 | 66 | / |
| Sheaffers | 82 | 7 | / |
| Scheafers | 82 | 1 | / |
| Schaufers | 82 | 1 | / |
| Coffers | 80 | 85 | / |
| Jaffers | 80 | 64 | / |
| Saffers | 80 | 45 | / |
| Hoffers | 80 | 36 | / |
| Zaffers | 80 | 10 | / |
| Shafers | 80 | 7 | / |
| Caifers | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chofers | 80 | 0 | / |
| Scheiffers | 78 | 16 | / |
| Cheffirs | 75 | 39 | / |
| Saffiers | 75 | 15 | / |
| Shapfers | 75 | 0 | / |
| Shaifers | 75 | 0 | / |
| Schofers | 75 | 0 | / |
| Safers | 71 | 102 | / |
| Höfers | 71 | 69 | / |
| Scheifers | 71 | 56 | / |
| Hofers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zafers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cofers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scheufers | 71 | 0 | / |
| Soffers | 67 | 349 | / |
| Joffers | 67 | 37 | / |
| Caphers | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hoofers | 67 | 2 | / |
| Safeers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heifers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shafirs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hofeirs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Haifirs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Seafers | 67 | 0 | / |
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