CHAFER
Chafer
Chafer is a surname of English origin, derived from the Old English word "ceofor" which means "chaffer" or "merchant." The name may have originated as an occupational surname for someone engaged in trading or bartering goods.
The Chafer surname is most commonly found in the East Anglia region of England, particularly in Norfolk and Suffolk. However, individuals bearing the surname Chafer can also be found in other regions of the United Kingdom and in former British colonies such as Australia, Canada, and the United States.
Notable individuals with the surname Chafer include Richard Chafer, a renowned scholar in the field of economics, and Sarah Chafer, a prominent artist known for her landscape paintings.
The Chafer surname has an illustrious history and is a part of the rich tapestry of British surnames.
There are approximately 689 people named Chafer in the UK. That makes it roughly the 9,816th most common surname in Britain. Around 11 in a million people in Britain are named Chafer.
Typical given names associated with the surname
Male
- Andrew
- Anthony
- Clive
- David
- Garry
- Gary
- John
- Lee
- Paul
- Peter
- Phil
- Robert
- Stephen
- Steven
Female
- Anne
- Claire
- Denise
- Emma
- Jean
- Julie
- Margaret
- Nicola
- Sarah
- Susan
Similar and related surnames
- Chafe
- Chafee
- Chaffe
- Chaffee
- Chaffer
- Chaffers
- Chaffery
- Chafor
- Chaver
- Chaverri
- Chavers
- Cheavers
- Cheever
- Cheevers
- Cheffers
- Chever
- Chevere
- Schaefer
- Schaeffer
- Schafer
- Schafers
- Schaffer
- Schaffert
- Schaver
- Schiefer
- Schieffer
- Shaefer
- Shaeffer
- Shafar
- Shafeer
- Shafer
- Shaffer
- Shaffers
- Shaffery
- Shafier
- Shafir
- Shahfar
- Shaver
- Sheaffer
- Sheaver
- Shefer
- Sheffer
- Xhaferi
- Xhaferri
Related and similar names are generated algorithmically based on the spelling, and may not necessarily share an etymology.