Chaffin Surname

37,811th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,927 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Chaffin Surname Definition:

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.

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Chaffin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,1571:27,5493,445
France4101:162,00725,225
Brazil1641:1,305,33144,621
England1281:435,29729,139
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Norway61:857,04855,549
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1001:243,75417,902
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4461:34,7294,138

Chaffin (59) may also be a first name.

Chaffin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

Chaffin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chaffin is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chaffin? popularity and diffusion

Chaffin is the 37,811th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 523,267 people. Chaffin is primarily found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Chaffin live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,282,666th most commonly used given name internationally. It is borne by 59 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 13,157 people, or 1 in 27,549. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, Ohio, where 9 percent are found and Tennessee, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States it exists in 19 countries. It is also found in France, where 3 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Chaffin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Chaffin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 910 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 128 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chaffin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chaffin last name are 38.43% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.66% registered with the political party.

The amount Chaffin earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 17.45% less than the national average, earning 285,672 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.99% less than the national average, earning $41,857 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.4% less than the national average, earning $48,986 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chauffin9322/
Schaffin936/
Chaffion934/
Cheaffin933/
Chaffuin931/
Chazffin931/
Chaffien930/
Chaiffin930/
Chafin925,017/
Caffin921,481/
Haffin9217/
Chaffn921/
Schaffion881/
Schaffint880/
Choffin86205/
Chaffen86118/
Cheffin8650/
Chaffim8633/
Shaffin8628/
Schafin8618/
Haffing8616/
Chafina8614/
Chaufin869/
Chafion865/
Chasfin864/
Chafinn861/
Cauffin860/
Hatffin860/
Chafien860/
Haffinn860/
Cafin83434/
Hafin83148/
Shaffina8029/
Schaffen805/
Schafing805/
Shaffien803/
Scheafin801/
Schoffin800/
Chaffenk800/
Coffin7716,392/
Shafin776,430/
Saffin77698/
Caffyn77499/
Hafing77153/
Caufin77151/
Jaffin77148/
Haffen77110/
Chafen7775/
Hoffin7767/
Chafim7764/
Zaffin7743/
Chofin7727/
Hafien7713/
Chefin777/
Khafin773/
Caffen772/
Cahfin771/
Hawfin771/
Haifin771/
Haffnn770/
Hapfin770/
Hadfin770/
Schaffnck751/
Cheahfuin751/
Hafn736/
Cafn731/
Couffin71868/
Shafina71361/
Hauffen71200/
Cheffen71116/
Hoffing7172/
Chowfin7143/
Shafien7138/
Sahafin7133/
Houffin7129/
Chafuen7126/
Choifin7118/
Coiffin7112/
Saffina7111/
Caufijn718/
Khaifin717/
Khafina715/
Shahfin715/
Shoffin714/
Shaffen713/
Coffijn713/
Schafen712/
Coëffin712/
Satffin711/
Cooffin711/
Haffend711/
Zaffinn711/
Shaifin711/
Shaafin711/
Saffink711/
Schofin711/
Chaufen711/
Chafeng711/
Seaffin711/
Sheafin710/
Chaphin710/
Hoffien710/
Coffien710/
Caffeen710/
Chaffem710/
Shaufin710/
Haysfin710/
Choffen710/
Safin6737,312/
Hafen672,325/
Schoffen67937/
Chaiphin67431/
Jafin67173/
Cofin6794/
Chaiphen6790/
Šafin6755/
Hafim6738/
Hafne6737/
Hofin6732/
Hafyn6732/
Zafin6728/
Cafen6714/
Chaufeen675/
Coffn672/
Shahfina672/
Khafn671/
Houffijn671/
Shaafien671/
Tchofina671/
Shaffeen671/
Sahafien671/
Shaffyna671/
Shaifuin671/
Zaaiffin671/
Chaphing671/
Cheiffen670/
Seaffina670/

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