Chase (surname)
| Gender | mainly Male or Female |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Old French |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Old French word Chacier meaning "to catch / seize" |
| Meaning | Hunter or Huntsman |
| Region of origin | England |
| Other names | |
| Nickname(s) | Chasey |
| Derived | Chasseur |
| [1][2] | |
Chase is a given name and surname in the English language, especially popular in the United States. The given name is a transferred use of the surname.
People with the given name
- Chase (son of Ioube) (died 915), Byzantine official of Arab origin
- Chase Blackburn (born 1983), football linebacker for the Carolina Panthers
- Chase Coffman (born 1986), football tight end for the Atlanta Falcons
- Chace Crawford (born 1985), American actor
- Chase Daniel (born 1986), football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs
- Chase Elliott (born 1995), auto racing driver
- Chase Headley (born 1984), baseball infielder for the New York Yankees
- Chase Masterson (born 1963), American actress and singer
- Chase Simon (born 1989), American basketball player for Maccabi Ashdod of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Chase Stanley (born 1989), Australian-New Zealand Rugby League player
- Chase Stevens (born 1979), American professional wrestler
- Chase Utley (born 1978), baseball second baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers
People with the surname
- Ben Chase, American football player
- Bill Chase, trumpet player and leader of the eponymous jazz-rock fusion band Chase
- Chevy Chase, American comedian, writer, and television and film actor
- Carroll Chase (1878–1960), renowned philatelist in the U.S. and France
- Charley Chase (actress) (b. 1987), American pornographic actress
- Charlie Chase (broadcaster), American radio and television host
- Chris Chase (1924–2013), American model, actress and journalist
- Clifford Chase, American novelist
- David Chase, American television writer, director and producer
- Emory A. Chase (1854–1921), New York judge
- Frederic Chase (1853–1925), British academic and bishop
- George C. Chase, president of Bates College 1894–1919, English scholar
- Hal Chase, American professional baseball player
- Henry B. Chase, American politician; mayor of Huntsville, Alabama
- Howard A. Chase, British academic and chemical engineer
- Ilka Chase, American actress
- James Hadley Chase, British writer
- Jessie Kalmbach Chase (1879-1970), American painter
- J. Mitchell Chase, U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
- Jonathan Chase (colonel), Revolutionary War officer
- Lucia Chase, dancer and co-founder of American Ballet Theatre
- Lucien Bonaparte Chase, U.S. Congressman from Tennessee
- Martha Chase, U.S. biologist, helped prove that genes are made of DNA
- Mark Wayne Chase, U.S.-born British botanist
- Mary Chase (disambiguation), several people
- Norton Chase (1861–1922), New York politician
- Qiana Chase, American model
- Ralph Chase, American football player
- Rangi Chase, New Zealand rugby league footballer
- Ray P. Chase, U.S. Congressman from Minnesota
- Reuben Chase, officer in the U.S. Continental Navy
- Richard Chase, U.S. serial murderer
- Salmon P. Chase, U.S. Treasury Secretary and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
- Samuel Chase, signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
- Stuart Chase, economist, engineer and general semanticist
- Thomas Chase (died 1449), Lord Chancellor of Ireland
- Thomas Chase (educator) (1827-1892), American educator and classicist
- Thornton Chase, the first American Baha'i
- Warren Chase, American politician
- William C. Chase, American soldier
- William Merritt Chase, American painter
Fictional characters
- Chase Davenport, a main character from Lab Rats (TV series)
- Chase (The Sword of Truth), a character from the book series The Sword of Truth
- Chase (Transformers), a character in the Transformers toyline, comics and cartoon series
- Chase, an IRO-bot in the comic book series The Amory Wars
- Chase, a character from Blade: The Series
- Chase, a character in the anime series Fighting Foodons
- Chase Collins, the antagonist from the film The Covenant
- Chase Edmunds, a character from the television series 24
- Chase Hammond, a major character in the film Drive Me Crazy
- Chase Matthews, from Zoey 101
- Dr. Chase Meridian, a character from the film Batman Forever
- Chase Stein, a senior member of Marvel comics's Runaways
- Chase Suno, main protagonist of animated television series Monsuno
- Chase Young, an antagonist in Xiaolin Showdown
- Ambrose Chase, a character from the comic book Planetary
- Angela Chase, a character from My So-Called Life played by Claire Danes
- Annabeth Chase, a character from the television series Close to Home
- Annabeth Chase, a character in Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians novel series
- Benjamin Chase, a character in Dean Koontz's Chase (novel)
- Magnus Chase, a character in Rick Riordan's Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard novel series
- Brad Chase, a character from the television series Boston Legal
- Agent Cameron Chase, a character from the comic book series Chase
- Cordelia Chase, a character from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel
- James Chase, a character from the game Secret Weapons Over Normandy
- Johnny "Drama" Chase, a character from the HBO television series Entourage
- Dr. Robert Chase, a character from the television series House, M.D.
- Vincent Chase, a character from the HBO television series Entourage
- Chase, a major character in the Canadian television series PAW Patrol
See also
References
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