Cuff
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See also: cuff
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Various etymologies:
- As an English surname, from Middle English cuffe (“glove”); see cuff.
- As an Irish surname, from mac duibh (“son of the dark one”), see Duff.
- As a Cornish surname, from cuf (“kind, dear”), from Proto-Celtic *koymo- (“nice, dear”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (“village, home”); see home.
Proper noun
Cuff (plural Cuffs)
- A surname.
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.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cuff”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 392.