Dafoe

Dafoe is a surname of French origin. It may be a variation of Foe or Fow¹ or an Anglicized form of a French name, possibly Thevoz,² de Vaux³ or Devaux,¹ Dufau or Dufou.¹ Notable people with the surname include:

Allan Roy Dafoe (1883–1943), Canadian obstetrician
Byron Dafoe (born 1971), Canadian hockey player
Colin Scott Dafoe (1909–1969), Canadian surgeon
Donald Dafoe, American surgeon and research scientist, brother of Willem
Frances Dafoe (1929–2016), Canadian figure skater
John Wesley Dafoe (1866–1944), Canadian journalist
Willem Dafoe (born 1955), American film and stage actor, brother of Donald

Notes

Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 693. ISBN 9780199677764.
Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 425. ISBN 9780199771691.
Reany, P.H.; Wilson, R.M. (1991). A Dictionary of English Surnames. Routeledge. pp. 3232–3233. ISBN 0-415-05737-X.

[Hanks2016-1] Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 693. ISBN 9780199677764.

[2] Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 425. ISBN 9780199771691.

[3] Reany, P.H.; Wilson, R.M. (1991). A Dictionary of English Surnames. Routeledge. pp. 3232–3233. ISBN 0-415-05737-X.

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