Jaffe
English
Alternative forms
- Yaffe
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew יפה (yafé, “beautiful, comely”).
Proper noun
Jaffe (plural Jaffes)
- A surname from Hebrew.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Jaffe is the 5886th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5865 individuals. Jaffe is most common among White (94.68%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Jaffe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 239.