Rufo

See also: rufo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish and Italian Rufo.

Proper noun

Rufo (plural Rufos)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rufo is the 10326^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3120 individuals. Rufo is most common among White (80.78%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rufo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• four, furo, rouf, uORF

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Rūfus.

Proper noun

Rufo m

1. Rufus, either of two persons mentioned in the New Testament
2. a male given name, equivalent to English Rufus

Proper noun

Rufo m or f by sense

1. a surname originating as a patronymic

Anagrams

• fuor, furo

Latin

Proper noun

Rūfō

1. dative/ablative singular of Rūfus

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Rufus (“red, reddish”)

Proper noun

Rufo m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Rufus