Chase (surname)

Chase is a surname in the English language, especially popular in the United States

Chase

Gender	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, Chaser
Derived	Chasseur

Notable people with the surname "Chase" include

A

• Adam Chase (writer), American writer
• Adelaide Cole Chase (1868–1944), American painter
• Adele Stimmel Chase (1917–2000), American artist
• Adiescar Chase, English musician
• Alison Becker Chase (born 1946), American dance instructor
• Allan Chase (born 1956), American musician
• Allan Chase (writer) (1913–1993), American writer and independent scholar
• Amanda Chase (born 1969), American politician
• Amos Chase (1718–1818), American archdeacon
• Anna McClarmonde Chase (1809–1874), American spy
• Andy Chase, American musician
• Annazette Chase (born 1943), American actress
• Anrie Chase (born 2004), Japanese footballer
• Anthony Chase, American professor
• Archibald Alderman Chase (1884–1917), English military officer
• Arlen F. Chase (born 1953), American archaeologist
• Arthur Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
• Athol Kennedy Chase (1936–2020), Australian anthropologist
• Augustus Sabin Chase (1828–1896), American industrialist

B

• Bailey Chase (born 1972), American actor
• Barrie Chase, American actress
• Beatrice Chase (1874–1955), British writer
• Ben Chase (1923–1998), American football player
• Bill Chase (1934–1974), American trumpet player
• Bob Chase (1926–2016), American sportscaster
• Bobbie Chase, American editor
• Brian Chase (born 1978), American musician
• Brian Chase (basketball) (born 1981), American basketball player
• Bruce Chase (1912–2001), American composer

C

• Carl T. Chase (1902–1987), American physicist
• Carlton Chase (1794–1870), American bishop
• Cheryl Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
• Chevy Chase (born 1943), American comedian and actor
• Carroll Chase (1878–1960), American philatelist
• Charles Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
• Chaz Chase (1901–1983), Russian-American entertainer
• Chris Chase (1924–2013), American model
• Claire Chase (born 1978), American musician
• Claudia Chase, American politician
• Clifford Chase, American novelist
• Clifton "Jiggs" Chase (born 1940), American musician
• Colin Chase (1886–1937), American actor
• Colin Robert Chase (1935–1984), American academic
• C. Thurston Chase (1819–1870), American academic administrator

D

• Dana B. Chase (1848–1897), American photographer
• Daveigh Chase (born 1990), American actress
• David Chase (born 1945), American television writer
• Debbie Chase (born 1966), New Zealand field hockey player
• Debra Martin Chase (born 1956), American television producer
• De Lanson Alson Newton Chase (1875–1953), American politician
• Diane Chase, Canadian musician
• Diane Zaino Chase (born 1953), American anthropologist
• Doris Totten Chase (1923–2008), American painter
• Drummond Percy Chase (1820–1902), English academic administrator
• Duane Chase (born 1950), American software engineer
• Dudley Chase (1771–1846), American politician

E

• Earl "Flat" Chase (1910–1954), Canadian baseball player
• Edith Chase (1924–2017), American activist
• Edna Woolman Chase (1877–1957), American editor
• Edsel Chase (born 1968), Barbadian sprinter
• Edward Leigh Chase (1884–1965), American painter
• Eleanor Barrow Chase (1918–2002), American social worker
• Emory A. Chase (1854–1921), American judge
• Enoch Chase (1809–1892), American physician
• Eric Chase (1931–1989), Guyanese cricketer

F

• Fanny DuBois Chase (1828–1902), American social reformer and author
• Flo Chase, Australian singer-songwriter
• Frank Swift Chase (1886–1959), American painter
• Frederic Chase (1853–1925), British academic and bishop

G

• Gail M. Chase, American accountant
• George Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gilbert Chase (1906–1992), American historian

H

• Hal Chase (1883–1947), American baseball player
• Haldon Chase (1923–2006), American archaeologist
• Harrie B. Chase (1889–1969), American lawyer and judge
• Harry Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
• Harold W. Chase (1922–1982), American military officer and educator
• Hayley Chase (born 1991), American actress
• Heather Chase, American politician
• Helen C. Chase, American statistician
• Henry Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
• Hiram Chase (1861–1928), American lawyer
• Homer Chase (1917–1985), American activist
• Horace Chase (1810–1886), American politician
• Howard Chase (disambiguation), multiple people

I

• Ilka Chase (1905–1978), American actress
• Ira Joy Chase (1834–1895), American politician

J

• Jack Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jackson B. Chase (1890–1974), American politician
• Ja'Marr Chase (born 2000), American football player
• James Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jeff Chase (born 1968), American actor
• Jehu V. Chase (1869–1937), American naval officer
• Jessica Chase (born 1978), Canadian swimmer
• Jessie Kalmbach Chase (1879–1970), American painter
• J. Mitchell Chase (1891–1945), American politician
• John Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jonathan Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
• Joseph Cummings Chase (1878–1965), American artist
• J. Richard Chase (1930–2010), American academic administrator
• J. Smeaton Chase (1864–1923), English-American author
• Julie Chase (born 1956), Canadian luger

K

• Kate Chase (1840–1899), American socialite
• Kathleen Chase, American politician
• Kelly Chase (born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player
• Ken Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
• Kendall Chase (born 1994), American rower
• Kevin Chase (born 1976), Canadian singer-songwriter

L

• Leah Chase (1923–2019), American chef
• Levi R. Chase (1917–1994), American pilot
• Lillian Chase (1894–1987), Canadian physician
• Lincoln Chase (1926–1980), American songwriter
• Liz Chase (1950–2018), Zimbabwean field hockey player
• Loretta Chase (born 1949), American writer
• Lorraine Chase (born 1951), English actress
• Louisa Chase (1951–2016), American painter
• Louise L. Chase (1840–1906), American social reformer
• Lucia Chase (1897–1986), American dancer
• Lucien Bonaparte Chase (1817–1864), American politician

M

• Mabel Augusta Chase (1865–1939), American physicist
• Mack C. Chase (1931–2023), American businessman
• Malcolm Chase (1957–2020), American historian
• Maralyn Chase (born 1942), American politician
• Marc Chase (born 1960), American radio executive
• Margaret Chase (1905–1997), American humanitarian
• Margo Chase (1958–2017), American graphic designer
• Marian Emma Chase (1844–1905), British painter
• Mark Wayne Chase (born 1951), British botanist
• Martha Chase (1927–2003), American biologist
• Martha Jenks Chase (1851–1925), American doll maker
• Martin Chase (born 1974), American football player
• Mary Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
• Melissa Chase, American cryptographer
• Merrill Chase (1905–2004), American immunologist
• Mildred Portney Chase (1921–1991), American pianist
• Muriel Chase (1880–1936), Australian journalist

N

• Nash Chase, New Zealand singer
• Nicholas Frances Chase (born 1966), American composer
• Norton Chase (1861–1922), American politician

O

• Oscar Chase, American academic
• Owen Chase (1797–1869), American sailor

P

• Parker Chase (born 2001), American racing driver
• Paul Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
• Pauline Chase (1885–1962), American actress
• Pearl Chase (1888–1979), American civic leader
• Peter Chase (born 1993), Irish cricketer
• Phyllis Chase (1897–1977), English illustrator
• Pliny Chase (1820–1886), American mathematician

R

• Ralph Chase (1902–1989), American football player
• Rangi Chase (born 1986), New Zealand rugby league footballer
• Rangi Chase (rugby league, born 1918) (1918–1998), New Zealand rugby league footballer
• Ray Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
• Reuben Chase (1754–1824), American naval officer
• Rhoda Chase (1914–1978), American singer
• Richard Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rick Chase (1957–2002), American disc jockey
• Robert Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
• Robin Chase, American entrepreneur
• Roderick Chase (born 1967), Barbadian cyclist
• Roger Chase (born 1953), British violist
• Roger D. Chase, American politician
• Roland E. Chase (1867–1948), American politician
• Ronald Chase (born 1934), American photographer
• Roston Chase (born 1992), Barbadian cricketer

S

• Salmon P. Chase (1808–1873), American judge
• Samuel Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
• Sara Chase, American actress
• Sarah Chase (1837–??), American activist
• Seth Chase, American politician
• Simeon B. Chase (1828–1909), American politician
• Simon Chase, British-American sound engineer
• Solon Chase (1823–1909), American farmer and politician
• Stephan Chase (1954–2019), British actor
• Stephanie Chase (born 1957), American violinist
• Stephen Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
• Steve Chase, American activist
• Stuart Chase (1888–1985), American economist
• Sylvia Chase (1938–2019), American broadcast journalist

T

• Thomas Chase (??–1449), Irish politician
• Thomas Chase (educator) (1827–1892), American educator
• Thornton Chase (1847–1912), American religious figure
• Tom Chase (born 1965), American pornographic actor
• Truddi Chase (1935–2010), American author

V

• Vera Chase (born 1970), Czech translator
• Vivian Chase (1902–1935), American criminal

W

• Warren Chase (1813–1891), American politician
• Wendy Chase, American politician
• W. Howard Chase (1910–2003), American businessman
• Will Chase (born 1970), American actor
• William Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
• Winifred B. Chase (1877–1949), American botanist

Z

• Zacheus Chase (1837–1900), American politician
• Zanna Chase, Australian oceanographer

Fictional characters

• Cordelia Chase, a character on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Danny Chase, a character in DC Comics publications
• Johnny Chase, a character on the television series Entourage
• Vincent Chase, a character on the television series Entourage
• Robert Chase, a character on the television series House

See also

• Chase (given name)
• Chase (disambiguation)
• General Chase (disambiguation)
• Governor Chase (disambiguation)
• Justice Chase (disambiguation)
• Senator Chase (disambiguation)