Chafer Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Chafer Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Chafer family

Profession Census Frequency
School 52
Farm Labourer 13
General Servant (domestic) 7
Domestic Servant 5
Private Means 3
Dock Labourer 3
Farmer 3
Ironstone Miner 3
Labourer 3
Cook 2
General Labourer 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Grocer Assistant 2
Labourer Dock 2
Shipwright 2
Coal Miner Pony Driver 2
Colliery Lamp Man (surface) 2
Dressmaker 2
Farmen Daughter Worker On Farm 2
House Painter 2
Cowman On Farm 2
Corporal 1
Child Nurse 1
Servant (housemaid) 1
Railway Guard 1

Chafer Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Chaffer 86% 3,152
2 Chafer 100% 1,725

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The surname Chafer is the 2nd most popular variant of Chaffer.

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