Chaffin

English

Alternative forms

• Caffyn, Chafen, Chaffins

Etymology

A nickname for a bald man, from Middle English chaffin, a diminutive of Old French chauf (“bald”).

Proper noun

Chaffin (plural Chaffins)

1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Chaffin is the 3629^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9782 individuals. Chaffin is most common among White (88.71%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chaffin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 314.