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The ruffin Surname

ruffin Name Meaning and History

English and French: from a personal name, Latin Rufinus, a derivative of Rufus (see Ruffo 1). This was popularized by various minor early saints, including a 3rd-century martyr of Soissons and a 4th-century Church Father.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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Distribution of ruffin Families in the US in 1920

Number of ruffin families

140-277

47-139

1-46

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Thread	Author	Replies
Ruffin family- Alabama	Linda Farmer Toten	1
North Carolina Ruffins	miyajackson32	3
Mary Barbara Rockecharlie Ruffin	bdt4968	0
RUFFIN SITE MOVED!	varcsix	0
Virginia - Ruffin Family	Hobsaab	30
RUFFIN Lona beloved wife mother and teacher	t42GreenAcres_JohnsonCoTX	0
RUFFIN William Carl Sr 1918 1992 tsgt US Army W W II	t42GreenAcres_JohnsonCoTX	0
Mary Ella Ruffin	apierce44	14
Ruffin's of Virginia	LOCKEroots	4
any ruffins out there?	Josh Ruffin	38

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