Rufus Family History
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Rufus Name Meaning
English: from a Latin nickname meaning ‘red-haired’ (seenRuffo). This is found in medieval English documents as antranslation of various surnames with the same sense. (As a personalnname it was not adopted until the 19th century.) 1881 British censusnhas 98; UK 55; adm
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
Similar surnames: Russ, Ruffo, Rus, Reus, Duffus, Rafuse, Rubin, Raus, Rufer, Tufts