Ruffe: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

The same name, two spellings: Ruffe and Ruff. Its meaning, shared with Ruff, is “Ruff / Rudolf”.

The extra “e” in Ruffe is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Other spellings include Ruf.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Ruff surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Want more than a summary? See the Ruffe family name pack.