Dafoe

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Dafoe is a surname. It is probably a variant of Defoe, which is of uncertain origin. It may be a variation of Foe or Fow [1] or an Anglicized form of a French name, possibly Thevoz, [2] de Vaux [3] or Devaux, [1] Dufau or Dufou. [1] Notable people with the surname include:

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  1. 1 2 3 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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