Ruffman Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Ruffman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'a dealer in raff' (compare riff-raff). So far as I can find, both surname and occupation (so termed) are peculiar to Norfolk. The Promptorium Parvulorum Has 'Raaf, ware.' Raff meant refuse, shearings of cloth, wool—any rubbish in fact that was saleable.

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Ruffman Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:6,970,364322,914
England321:1,741,18971,393
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Ruffman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'a dealer in raff' (compare riff-raff). So far as I can find, both surname and occupation (so termed) are peculiar to Norfolk. The Promptorium Parvulorum Has 'Raaf, ware.' Raff meant refuse, shearings of cloth, wool—any rubbish in fact that was saleable. In the Guild of St. George, Norwich, 1385, occurs the name of John Raffman. also Robert Smith, raffman, and John Smith, raffman (Early English Text Soc, English Gilds). Nevertheless Blomefield (FF. iii. 207), enumerating the companies in the procession of Corpus Christi Day, mentions the 'grocers and raffmen,' and explains in a note, 'i.e. raftermen, those that deal in rafts or timber pieces.' I do not think this will bear investigation.

1406. Henry Rufman, bailiff of Yarmouth: History of Norfolk.

1506. Richard Hill, rafeman, gave a suit of vestments: ibid.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley
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Ruffman Political Affiliation
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Sample size: 10 (2014)

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Ruffman Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ruffman Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ruffman is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruffman? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,007,164th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The last name Ruffman occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Ruffman live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 6,970,364. In The United States Ruffman is most frequent in: California, where 40 percent reside, New Jersey, where 21 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 37 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Ruffman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ruffman has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 473 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ruffman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ruffman surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70% registered with the party.

Ruffman earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.67% more than the national average, earning $44,299 USD per year.

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