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Ruff Genealogy & History
Ruff derives from the Old English pre-seventh-century ruh, meaning rough. It would have been applied to a person living on or by a patch of rough, uncultivated ground. Ruff family history records numerous variant spellings, including Roffe, Rolfe, Rolph, Roalph, Roff, Ruff, and Rouf. The first recorded spelling of the family name was John le Rug(h) in 1279 in the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire. Barbary Rofe settled in New England in 1635. Ruff genealogy includes American financial advisor Howard Ruff; German photographer Thomas Ruff; and American musician Willie Ruff.
Ruff Birth Records
| Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Location |
| Aaron Ruff | -- --, 1899 | October ,1966 | NY |
| Balfour Ruff | -- --, 1923 | February 9,2000 | MS |
| C George Ruff | -- --, 1916 | December 3,1997 | PA |
| Dagmar Ruff | -- --, 1911 | December 25,2004 | IL |
Ruff Death Records
| Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Location |
| E Gayle Ruff | -- --, 1904 | October 8,1992 | Denver,CO |
| Fanchion Ruff | -- --, 1887 | September ,1980 | Logan,OH |
| Gail A Ruff | -- --, 1931 | December 26,2002 | Arnold,CA |
| H Alberta Ruff | -- --, 1916 | September 27,2001 | Stewartstown,PA |
Ruff Marriage Records
| Name | Spouse | Marriage Date | Location |
| Daniel Ruff | Marilyn Smith | May 16,1963 | Wake, NC |
| Edward Ruff | Wilberta Partin | October 18,1949 | Wake, NC |
| James Ruff | Cathryn White | December 22,1973 | Wake, NC |
| Richard Ruff | Tuhina Aggarwal | April 11,1992 | Wake, NC |
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