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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Distribution of buffin Families in the US in 1920

Number of buffin families

12-21

5-11

1-4

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Nancy Buffin ---------------KY 1817	David Misenheimer	3
1772 Chesley Buffin	David Misenheimer	0
1172 Chesley Buffin	David Misenheimer	0
Buffin Gen.	dcox36	10
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Chesley Buffin's Parents	MIKE_BUFFIN	3
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	9

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