How common is the surname Chafin?

3,643 people in the United States had the surname Chafin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 84,750 Americans. It ranked 8,981st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Chafin?

Ben Chafin, American politician.

Where is the surname Chafin most common?

Wikidata records people named Chafin in the United States.

Is the surname Chafin getting more or less common?

More common. 3,471 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,643 in 2010, up 5.0%.

The surname Chafin

A surname, carried by 3,643 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C150

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chafin is more common than 94.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,643 people named Chafin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 84,750 Americans. That is up 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,471.

#8,981

rank among US surnames

3,643

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+5%

change since 2000 (was #8,712)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,975	Bresnahan	3,646	84,681
#8,977	Chandra	3,645	84,704
#8,980	Hartin	3,644	84,727
#8,981	Northern	3,643	84,750
#8,985	Trigg	3,642	84,774
#8,986	Helsel	3,641	84,797
#8,989	Morman	3,640	84,820

Who is named Chafin

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Chafin identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as two or more races and 1.7% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Two or more races 1.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Chafins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ben Chafin
American politician, 1960–2021

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Chafin

Chafin has the Soundex code C150, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C150.

Questions

How common is the surname Chafin?: 3,643 people in the United States had the surname Chafin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 84,750 Americans. It ranked 8,981st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Chafin?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Chafin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Chafin?: Ben Chafin, American politician.
Where is the surname Chafin most common?: Wikidata records people named Chafin in the United States.
Is the surname Chafin getting more or less common?: More common. 3,471 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,643 in 2010, up 5.0%.