The Ruffing Last Name

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Family name meaning

Clerks wrote Ruffin in many ways, and Ruffing is one that stuck. The family name meaning is “Descendant of Rufinus (red), the name of several saints”, the same as for Ruffin.

Before spelling was fixed, Ruffin was also written Ruffing. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Other spellings include Ruffins and Rufin. 2,446 Americans were listed as Ruffing in the 2010 census. From 1891 to 2000, 148 births in France were registered under Ruffing. Births ran at 5 in 1891–1900 and 14 in 1991–2000.

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