Cuffee

See also: cuffee

English

Alternative forms

Coffey, Cuffey, Cuffy

Etymology

Anglicized form of Akan Kofi, a personal name denoting a boy born on Friday.

Proper noun

Cuffee (plural Cuffees)

A surname from Akan.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Cuffee is the 15938^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1823 individuals. Cuffee is most common among Black/African American (86.67%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cuffee”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 392.

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