Chaffee

Chaffee Meaning & Origin

About Chaffee
The surname Chaffee is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "ceaf," meaning "chaff" or "husks." It was likely an occupational name given to someone who worked with or dealt in chaff, the outer husks of grain that are separated during threshing. The name Chaffee may also have been a nickname for someone with a light or straw-colored hair, resembling chaff. Overall, the surname Chaffee is associated with occupations related to agriculture or may have originated as a descriptive nickname.

๐ŸŒ Origin
๐Ÿ“ Surname Length
๐Ÿ’ฌ Number of Syllables
๐Ÿ”  Starting Letter

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Chaffee is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Chaffee: 6,053
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 5729
  • Frequency per 100k people: 2.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Chaffee based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

๐Ÿ“‡ Metaphone
XF
๐Ÿ—ฝ NYSIIS
C
๐Ÿ”Š Soundex
C010
๐ŸŽต Syllabic Pronunciation
CH AE1 F IY0
๐ŸŒ IPA
/หˆสงรฆfi/
๐Ÿ”Š Double Metaphone
('XF', '')
๐Ÿˆฏ Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C100

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Chaffee in Braille

Here's how to represent Chaffee in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Chaffee in braille

How to sign the name Chaffee using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Chaffee using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Chaffee in sign language

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