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Cuffe Name Meaning

Irish: adopted for Gaelic Ó Doirnín because dorn means ‘fist’. See Dornan and compare the English word cuff which is first recorded with the sense ‘blow with the fist’ in 1570. Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Dhuibh a lenited variant of McDuff . English: variant of Cuff . In Ireland this is also found as an importation of the English name. African American: variant of Cuffee .

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


Similar surnames: Cuffee, Cuffie, Cuff, Duffer, Curle, Goffe, Coffie, Duffie, Duffey

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Where is the Cuffe family from?

You can see how Cuffe families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Cuffe family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Cuffe families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 34 Cuffe families living in London. This was about 23% of all the recorded Cuffe's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Cuffe families in 1891.
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What did your Cuffe ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Cuffe. 40% of Cuffe men worked as a General Labourer and 72% of Cuffe women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Cuffe were Builders Public Works Labou and Housekeeper. .

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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.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • General Labourer
    40%
  • Bricklayer
    20%
  • Print Works Labourer
    20%
  • Builders Public Works Labou
    20%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    72%
  • Housewife
    10%
  • Poultry Farmer
    5%
  • Housekeeper
    5%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Cuffe. 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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Draft Cards

There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Cuffe. For the veterans among your Cuffe ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Cuffe lifespan?

Between 1949 and 2004, in the United States, Cuffe life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1949, and highest in 1993. The average life expectancy for Cuffe in 1949 was 51, and 76 in 2004.

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