Dafoe

This article is about the surname. For the Canadian village, see Dafoe, Saskatchewan. For the Second World War air force station near the village, see RCAF Station Dafoe.

Dafoe is a surname of European origin. 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:

• 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

See also

• Defoe (disambiguation)
• Defoe (surname)
• DeFeo