The buffin Surname
buffin Name Meaning and History
- possibly of Flemish origin, from a pet form of the Germanic personal name Bufo.
- alternatively, perhaps, from a diminutive of Old French bufe, buffe ‘blow’, ‘slap in the face’, hence probably a nickname for a rough or uncouth man.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Nancy Buffin ---------------KY 1817 |
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| 1772 Chesley Buffin |
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| 1172 Chesley Buffin |
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 dcox36
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| Buffin |
dcox36
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| Chesley Buffin's Parents |
MIKE_BUFFIN
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| Buffin | joan's update | 1 |
| Looking for info on these Buffins in 1880 Kentucky | Vernon | 0 |
| Chesley Buffin, York and James City Counties VA 1890, 1800 | A. J. Coffman | 2 |
| wilma buffin |
WandaG27
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