Chaffin Surname
Approximately 13,927 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameChaffin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,157 | 1:27,549 | 3,445 |
| France | 410 | 1:162,007 | 25,225 |
| Brazil | 164 | 1:1,305,331 | 44,621 |
| England | 128 | 1:435,297 | 29,139 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 100 | 1:243,754 | 17,902 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,446 | 1:34,729 | 4,138 |
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.
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Chaffin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chaffin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chaffin is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chaffin? popularity and diffusion
It is the 37,811th most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 523,267 people. This surname is mostly 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 frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 59 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried 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. Outside of The United States it is found in 19 countries. It is also common 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 over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 910 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 128 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 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% being registered to vote for the 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.
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Chaffin Reference & Research
Chaffin-Chafin FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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