Tuff — Family Name, Records and Arms

Spellings drift, and Tuff is where Tufts drifted for some families. Name scholars give the meaning as “Dweller at a toft, a yard enclosing a residence”.

• Tuff sounds close to Duff and Tufo, so it can help to search both.
• You may also find the name written Tuft, Tufte and Tuis.
• Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.
• The 2010 census count for Tuff in the United States was 781, good for rank 30,043.
• Before spelling was fixed, Tufts was also written Tuff.

Heraldry and the Tuff name

There is no single Tuff family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Research your Tuff family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.