The earliest origins of the family name Cheff date back to the Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It was a name given to a bald headed man. Further research revealed that the name is derived from the French expression le chauve, which means "the bald one."
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Early Origins of the Cheff family
The surname Cheff was first found in Dorset where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
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Early History of the Cheff family
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Cheff Spelling Variations
Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Cheff include Chafy, Chafe, Chafee, Chafey, Chaff, Chaffe, Chaffee and many more.
Early Notables of the Cheff family
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Migration of the Cheff family to Ireland
Some of the Cheff family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Migration of the Cheff family
A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants: Thomas Chaffee who settled in Hingham Massachusetts in 1637 and moved to Swansea by 1660; Matthew Chaffee settled in Boston in 1630; James Chaffey settled in New England in 1762.
Contemporary Notables of the name Cheff (post 1700)
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Ed Cheff (1943-2022), American college baseball head coach for Lewis–Clark State College from 1977 to 2010, inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012
Vaughn Cheff, American politician, Mayor of River Rouge, Michigan, 1972-73 1
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