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Cuffee Family History

Cuffee Name Meaning

African American: from an Anglicized form of the Akan male personal name Kofi denoting a boy born on Friday (see Koffi ). It is also found in Liberia but it is rare there. Compare Coffie Cuff Cuffe and Cuffy . Irish: variant of Cuffe .

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Cuffe, Cuffie, Coffee, Mcduffee, Mcaffee, Duffey, Duffer, Coffie

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Where is the Cuffee family from?

You can see how Cuffee families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Cuffee family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Cuffee families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 2 Cuffee families living in London. This was about 50% of all the recorded Cuffee's in United Kingdom. London and 1 other county had the highest population of Cuffee families in 1891.
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What did your Cuffee ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Maid were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Cuffee. 65% of Cuffee men worked as a Laborer and 53% of Cuffee women worked as a Maid. Some less common occupations for Americans named Cuffee were Truck Driver and Domestic. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Laborer
    65%
  • Janitor
    8%
  • Farmer
    4%
  • Truck Driver
    4%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Maid
    53%
  • Cook
    15%
  • Housewife
    15%
  • Domestic
    10%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 133 immigration records available for the last name Cuffee. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 719 military records available for the last name Cuffee. For the veterans among your Cuffee ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Cuffee lifespan?

Between 1952 and 2004, in the United States, Cuffee life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1956, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Cuffee in 1952 was 43, and 77 in 2004.

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