Tuffin

Tuffin Meaning & Origin

About Tuffin
The surname Tuffin is of English origin and is derived from the medieval given name "Tophin," which itself is a diminutive form of the name "Christopher." The name Christopher is of Greek origin and means "bearer of Christ." Therefore, the surname Tuffin can be interpreted to mean "son of Tophin" or "descendant of Christopher."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Tuffin is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Tuffin: 100
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 160,975
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.03

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Tuffin 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 Tuffin is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TFN
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T0105
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T AH1 F IH0 N
🌐 IPA
/tuffin*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TFN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T150

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Tuffin in Braille

Here's how to represent Tuffin in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Tuffin in braille

How to sign the name Tuffin using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Tuffin using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Tuffin in sign language

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