Chaffee
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English
Etymology
From Old French chauf (“bald”), perhaps through Norman.
Proper noun
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
Statistics
- 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
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chaffee”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 314.