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Cuff
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cuff
English
+ (surname)
Alternative forms
en Cuffe
Etymology
Various etymologies:
As an English surname, from en enm cuffe glove; see en cuff.
As an en ga - surname, from ga mac ga duibh son of the dark one, see en Duff.
As a en kw - surname, from kw cuf kind, dear, from en cel-pro *koymo- nice, dear, from en ine-pro *ḱóymos village, home; see en home.
Proper noun
s
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Cuff is the 10598th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3022 individuals. Cuff is most common among White (64.96%) and Black/African American (25.12%) individuals.
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