from a personal name (Latin Rufus,
originally a nickname for someone with red hair, from a dialect form
of the standard Latin word rubeus). This name was borne by
various minor early saints, and occasionally used as a personal name
in the Middle Ages.from a personal name of Germanic origin but
uncertain form and meaning. The Calabrian noble family of this name is
said to be of Norman origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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