Cuff Surname
Approximately 7,908 people bear this surname
Cuff Surname Definition:
(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Cuf(f, Cuf(f)a. (? Anglo-French-Latin) a nickname or trade- name from the Cuff, Coif, or Cap [Middle English cuffe, Old French coiffe, Low Latin cofea, a cap: cp. Late Old English cuffie, a hood]
Cuff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,970 | 1:91,299 | 10,262 |
| England | 1,416 | 1:39,349 | 5,091 |
| Canada | 754 | 1:48,867 | 5,930 |
| New Zealand | 394 | 1:11,493 | 2,003 |
| Australia | 353 | 1:76,475 | 8,947 |
| Jamaica | 256 | 1:11,211 | 1,173 |
| South Africa | 235 | 1:230,543 | 23,873 |
| France | 136 | 1:488,402 | 68,701 |
| Wales | 111 | 1:27,879 | 2,864 |
| Israel | 102 | 1:83,898 | 10,034 |
| Argentina | 31 | 1:1,378,820 | 78,351 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Cayman Islands | 14 | 1:4,564 | 572 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 99 | 1:44,746 | 3,937 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,111 | 1:21,940 | 3,099 |
| Wales | 39 | 1:40,216 | 2,129 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:249,548 | 8,553 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,292 | 1:38,869 | 4,595 |
Cuff (44) may also be a first name.
Cuff Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Cuf(f, Cuf(f)a. (? Anglo-French-Latin) a nickname or trade- name from the Cuff, Coif, or Cap [Middle English cuffe, Old French coiffe, Low Latin cofea, a cap: cp. Late Old English cuffie, a hood]
Cuff: from Coiffy, in Haute Marne.
Cuff Demographics
Cuff Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Cuff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cuff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cuff is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Cuff click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cuff? popularity and diffusion
The surname Cuff is the 63,346th most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 921,541 people. The surname Cuff occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Cuff reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Cuff is also the 1,525,482nd most frequent first name world-wide, held by 44 people.
The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 3,970 people, or 1 in 91,299. In The United States Cuff is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 13 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and New Jersey, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.
Cuff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Cuff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cuff surname expanded 307 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 127 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 285 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 7 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Cuff Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Cuff last name is predominantly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Cuff surname are 14.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.8% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Cuff earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 28.06% more than the national average, earning R 304,308 per year; in United States they earn 1.75% more than the national average, earning $43,904 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.14% less than the national average, earning $47,131 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuffe | 89 | 3,039 | / |
| Chuff | 89 | 137 | / |
| Cauff | 89 | 27 | / |
| Cuffs | 89 | 10 | / |
| Couff | 89 | 6 | / |
| Scuff | 89 | 6 | / |
| Ciuff | 89 | 2 | / |
| Cuiff | 89 | 1 | / |
| Cuf | 86 | 74 | / |
| Couffe | 80 | 146 | / |
| Chauff | 80 | 64 | / |
| Chuffe | 80 | 31 | / |
| Cuiffe | 80 | 13 | / |
| Scauff | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chuiff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Scuiff | 80 | 0 | / |
| Cuif | 75 | 318 | / |
| Kuff | 75 | 256 | / |
| Couf | 75 | 180 | / |
| Suff | 75 | 135 | / |
| Cufe | 75 | 99 | / |
| Juff | 75 | 13 | / |
| Cuft | 75 | 13 | / |
| Cupf | 75 | 4 | / |
| Zuff | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ceuf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hcuf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chuf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Cauf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Cuvf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cufs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Scuf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cufh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cufp | 75 | 0 | / |
| Chauffe | 73 | 285 | / |
| Chouffe | 73 | 52 | / |
| Cheuffh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chouf | 67 | 849 | / |
| Kauff | 67 | 532 | / |
| Juffs | 67 | 234 | / |
| Sauff | 67 | 131 | / |
| Juffe | 67 | 69 | / |
| Djuff | 67 | 45 | / |
| Coeff | 67 | 43 | / |
| Chufe | 67 | 40 | / |
| Chauf | 67 | 21 | / |
| Juiff | 67 | 19 | / |
| Tchouffe | 67 | 18 | / |
| Tsuff | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kuiff | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kouff | 67 | 14 | / |
| Seuff | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jeuff | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zuiff | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jufft | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kuffe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ciufe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kuyff | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jauff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Scauf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zuffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zouff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhuff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cufss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coufe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheuf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suffh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xjuff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cutfs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keuff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kupff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jouff | 67 | 0 | / |
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