Buffum Family History

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Buffum Name Meaning

English: variant spelling of Buffham, apparently a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place, possibly in Lincolnshire, where the surname is concentrated.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Buff, Duffer, Duffus, Burnam, Butrum, Bufton, Buford, Russum, Baum

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Buffum Family Origin

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Buffum Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    28%

  • Keeping House

    4%

  • Farm Laborer

    3%

  • Grocer

    3%

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In 1880, Farmer, Keeping House and Farm Laborer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Buffum. A less common occupation for the Buffum family was Grocer. The most common Buffum occupation in the USA was Farmer. 28% of Buffum's were Farmers.

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Buffum Historical Records

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Buffum Life Expectancy

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Audrey Hepburn1929 - 1993 (63)

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Frank Lloyd Wright1867 - 1959 (91)
Ella Fitzgerald1918 - 1996 (78)
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