Chaix is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Chaix
No. of characters: 5
Origin: France
Meaning: Most common in Bouches-du-Rhône and Vaucluse, means one who comes from a place called (the, that) Chaix, widespread toponym in the Drôme, also present in the Vaucluse and more generally in the South Is. The meaning is clear: the word can refer to a variety of juniper. But it is often associated with topography of the hills, and this is probably the meaning of "rock" the need to focus, either from the root "quer" is a metaphor related to the Occitan "cais "(= jaw, teeth). If the surname is found in the West, we must of course think of the town of Chaix (85).

How popular is Chaix?

Chaix is common in France.

Chaix is ranked 73070 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Chaixs plummeted by 27.05882 per cent to 124 since 2000 and slipped by 36823 spots and ranked at 135593. The last name was found in around 0 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 90.32 90
Hispanic or Latino 5.65 4.71
Chaix is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in France which signifies that it is originated from France. Around 6110 people have been found who wears Chaix as their family name. Chaix is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
103,759 Spain8
5,707 Nicaragua5
91,784 Netherlands2
9,185 Hong Kong2
12,745 Luxembourg1
15,162 Costa Rica1
810,193 Indonesia1
2,232 French Polynesia1
53,033 Nigeria1
49,101 Denmark1
1,542 Andorra1
30,360 Thailand1
172,258 Germany1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
279,271 Australia1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
53,505 Turkey1
24,421 Slovakia1
36,814 Romania1
31,207 Ireland1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
58,885 Poland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
95,259 Italy45
37,591 Belgium37
126,462 England22
144,062 Canada16
Countries with hundreds of Chaix:
14,944 Mexico262
91,821 United States251
10,773 Switzerland108
44,861 Argentina105
Countries with thousands of Chaix:
1,234 France5,229
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Comments

M
Marjorie Rider
 Chaix is ​​a surname, represents a vendee original locality name, village name ain this name of the designer native of this locality -in Auvergne, Limousin, also represents a regional form of the ancient Occitan caismachoire, sobriquet which applies to a man strong jaw.

Chaix Namesakes

  • Gustave Louis Chaix d'Est-Ange, Politician
  • Cyprien Chaix, Politician
  • Léonore Chaix, Actress
  • Marie-Pierre Chaix, Actress
  • Léonore Chaix, Actress
  • Vivianne Chaix, Mixing engineer
  • Vivianne Chaix, Mixing engineer

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