Chaffee
English edit
Etymology edit
From Old French chauf (“bald”), perhaps through Norman.
Proper noun edit
Chaffee (countable and uncountable, plural Chaffees)
- A surname from Old French.
- A city in Scott County, Missouri, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Cass County, North Dakota, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Benton County, Washington, United States.
- A ghost town in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States.
Derived terms edit
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Chaffee is the 5729th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6053 individuals. Chaffee is most common among White (93.62%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chaffee”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 314.