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The surname Chaucer is thought to have one of the following derivations:The name Chaucer frequently occurs in the early Letter Books and in French language of the time it meant "shoemaker", which meaning is also recorded in the "Glossary of Anglo-Norman and Early English Words".
From French 'chaussier', 'chaucier', a hosier.
It may have arisen from 'chaufecire', 'chafewax', i.e. a clerk of the court of Chancery whose duty consisted in affixing seals to royal signature. However, Kern doubted this derivation, since the surname 'Chaucer' was too common.
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