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Where did the English Chaffin family come from!? What is the English coat of arms/family crest!? When did the Chaffin family first arrive in the United States!? Where did the various branches of the family go!? What is the history of the family name!?

The name Chaffin is of Anglo-Saxon origin!. It was name for a bald man!. The surname Chaffin is a diminutive derived from the Old French words chauf and cauf, which both mean bald!. This is ultimately derived from the Latin word calvus, which has the same meaning!. The words chauf and cauf are supplemented by the suffixes in or on, which have several variations and are two of the most common diminutive suffixes!.

The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language!. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence!. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it!. Chaffin has been spelled many different ways, including Chaffin, Chaffinch, Caffin and others!.

First found in Dorset where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A!.D!.

Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution!. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland!. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Chaffins to arrive in North America: John Chaffinch who settled in Connecticut in 1630; Daniel Chaffin arrived in the Barbados in 1680 with his wife and servants; Fortune Chaffin arrived in Philadelphia Pa!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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I found this for you!.
Surname: Chaffin
This interesting name is a Norman French introduction, after the 1066 Invasion and is a descriptive, patronymic nickname!. The original development is from "Calrus" - a latin word menaing, "Bald", through the French, "Chauf" plus "in" - a variaint of "kin" meaning - son, i!.e!. 'The son of the Bald One'!. The name development included Richard Caffyn 1327, The Pipe Rolls of Sussex, and later Thomas Chafyn, The Register of Oxford University in 1505!. the modern spellngs are Chaffin, Chaffen, Chavrin, Caffin and Caffyn, although all are relatively rare!. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Richard Chaufin!. which was dated 1273, in the "Hundred Rolls of Nottingham"!. during the reign of King Edward 1, known as "The Hammer of the Scots", 1272 - 1307!. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation!. In England this was known as Poll Tax!. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling!.
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Hakimi - Means traveling wise men!. or Caravan of wise men!.

Mine comes from Kabul Afghanistan!.

I was born in Atlanta Ga!. My mother is a blonde bombshell from Florida and my father, grew up just like the kid from the kite runner movie!.
Now, he owns his own business and is very sucessful and has been here over 40 years!. He is very American!.

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This site might help
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Of course you still have to click on links, but if a few lead back to Croatia, I bet you have your answer!.:)Www@QuestionHome@Com

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My last name is Brown!. I looked it up & I think it's English(not sure though)!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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