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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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The ruffin name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the ruffin family name as far back in history as possible.

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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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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Lester Ruffin Patricia 2
any ruffins out there? Josh Ruffin 35
Ruffin Family History - Mississippi Mike Ruffin 14
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Ruffins in Athens, Alabama Deb Ruffin 11
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