Ruffin Family History
Ruffin Name Meaning
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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Name Distribution of Ruffin Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Ruffin families
 140 - 277  47 - 139 |
 1 - 46  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Ruffin families
|
9 - 15 4 - 8 |
1 - 3 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Ruffin families
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2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Ruffin Family Origin
Ruffin Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Ruffin
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Ruffin Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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