About Ruffo
The surname Ruffo is of Italian origin and is derived from the medieval personal name Ruffo, which itself is derived from the Germanic name Hrodulf. The name Hrodulf is composed of the elements "hrod," meaning "renown," and "ulf," meaning "wolf." Therefore, the surname Ruffo can be interpreted to mean "renowned wolf" or "famous wolf." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Ruffo.
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The surname Ruffo is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Ruffo based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Ruffo is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Ruffo in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Ruffo using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.