Ruffini: Surname History and Family Crest

Wikidata records Ruffini as an Italian family name. 455 Americans were listed as Ruffini in the 2010 census. 313 people born in France between 1891 and 2000 carried the Ruffini name at birth. Standard surname dictionaries do not settle the origin of Ruffini, so we research it family by family rather than guess.

The Ruffini last name leaves a clear trail in public statistics. Ruffini sounds close to Ruffin, so it can help to search both.

There is no single Ruffini family crest for all bearers; the honest first step is to find out which Ruffini line, if any, bore arms. For the full story, order the Ruffini surname pack.