Rufo
See also: rufo
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish and Italian Rufo.
Proper noun
Rufo (plural Rufos)
- A surname from Italian or Spanish.
- 2023 February 10, Graeme Wood, “DEI Is an Ideological Test”, in The Atlantic[1], archived from the original on 11 February 2023:
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis appointed him to the board of New College, a tiny public liberal-arts school, and Rufo has announced his intention to rid the place of leftist excesses.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Rufo is the 10326th 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
Italian
Etymology
Proper noun
Rufo m
- Rufus, either of two persons mentioned in the New Testament
- a male given name, equivalent to English Rufus
Proper noun
Rufo m or f by sense
- a surname originating as a patronymic
Anagrams
Latin
Proper noun
Rūfō
- dative/ablative singular of Rūfus
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Rufus (“red, reddish”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrufo/ [ˈru.fo]
- Rhymes: -ufo
- Syllabification: Ru‧fo
Proper noun
Rufo m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Rufus