Cognomen Giffen (吉芬 
, Giffen 
) , worldwide, is quite a rare surname. The cognomen Giffen is characteristic of Bermuda, where it is quite a common surname, Canada, where it is quite a rare surname, and Australia, where it is a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in the United States, China, and Canada. Likewise, Giffen is the forename as well as the last name.
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| 吉芬 | China |
| Giffen | Netherlands, Canada, Australia, United States, United Kingdom |
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hubert giffen German legal historian, lega scientist and classical scholar, NL (b. 1534) |
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david flud van giffen (b. 1653) |
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robert giffen British statistician (1837-1910), GB (b. 1837) |
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| alida van giffen 9 Nov 1803 Birdaard, gem. Dantumadeel - 26 Dec 1852 Dokkum (b. 1803) |
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| alexander giffen (b. 1798) |
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george giffen Australian cricketer (1859-1927), AU (b. 1859) |
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| mary giffen (b. 1799) |
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walter giffen Australian cricketer (1861-1949), AU (b. 1861) |
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albert egges van giffen Dutch curator and university professor, NL (b. 1884) |
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robert c. giffen United States Navy admiral, college athletics administrator, US (b. 1886) |
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| lilian giffen American artist, US (b. 1873) |
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| ernest c. giffen American politician, US (b. 1888) |
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| brad giffen Canadian journalist, CA (b. 1901) |
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keith giffen writer, US (b. 1952) |
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| malcolm hutchison giffen botanist (b. 1902) |
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