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Baff Name Meaning

perhaps from Old French bafe baffe ‘blow with the back of the hand’ a word which survives as a dialect term in modern Normandy and Picardy. For the sense compare Dunt and Dash .perhaps also a variant of Boff (see Bough ) with unrounding of [o] to [a] although this would not account for the medieval evidence in Hants. Compare Baffin and Boffin .

Source: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021


Similar surnames: Buff, Boff, Baffa, Gaff, Haff, Raff, Braff, Naff, Taff, Paff

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You can see how Baff families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Baff family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Baff families were found in USA in 1920. In 1880 there were 14 Baff families living in Wisconsin. This was about 34% of all the recorded Baff's in USA. Wisconsin had the highest population of Baff families in 1880.
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What did your Baff ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Waitress were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Baff. 34% of Baff men worked as a Laborer and 50% of Baff women worked as a Waitress. Some less common occupations for Americans named Baff were Clerk and Housewife. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Laborer
    34%
  • Salesman
    17%
  • Farmer
    17%
  • Clerk
    13%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Waitress
    50%
  • Housewife
    50%
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Passenger Lists

There are 379 immigration records available for the last name Baff. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 294 military records available for the last name Baff. For the veterans among your Baff ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Baff lifespan?

Between 1964 and 2003, in the United States, Baff life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1978, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Baff in 1964 was 76, and 89 in 2003.

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