Last Name COFFIN

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Meaning Nickname: The bald, from French 'chauve,' bald. A mere variation of Caffin, the earliest from being Chaufin, which would readily become Coffin and Caffin. This form seems to have taken roots in the south-western counties of England. In France the enthusiastic devotion of Nicholas Chauvin to the emperor Napoleon I gave rise to the term Chauvinism.
Local: 'Cyffin,' in Welsh, signifies a boundary, a limit, a hill; 'cefyn,' the ridge of a hill. This name has its origin from 'Co,' high, exalted, and 'fin,' a head, extremity, boundary. This family settled early in this country, on the island of Nantucket, near Cape Cod, where the name is very common. The following humorous lines, descriptive of the characteristics of the different families residing on that island, were written by one Daniel Allen, a native of the island, more than two hundred years ago: " The hasty Coffin, fractious, loud, The silent Gardiner, plotting, The Mitcliells good, the Barkers proud, The Macys eat the pudding; The Rays and Russels coopers are, The knowing Folger lazy, A learned Coleman very rare, And scarce an honest Hussey."
Origin English, Irish, Belgian, Hungarian

Rank 3,985 (2000 US census) 3,168 (1990 US census)
Count 8,183 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 92.78%, or 7592 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 2.82%, or 231 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.99%, or 81 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.98%, or 80 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.1%, or 90 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.33%, or 109 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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