Name

Name RUFUS

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 36,566 births of Rufus in the countries below, which represents an average of 258 births of children bearing the first name Rufus per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 174 births.

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En Français

Prénom Rufus
In Italiano

Nome Rufus

Information about the first name Rufus

We celebrate Rufus on November 21st

The first name Rufus is listed in our categories :

Biblical names (boys)
Rufus

The first name Rufus has been assigned to:

99.99% to boys
0.01% to girls

The country where the first name Rufus is the most common is:

United State of America

This first name is on trend: Male

This first name has 5 letters including 2 vowels and 3 consonants

Rufus in Japanese ^*

Romaji	ruufasu
Katakana	ルーファス
Hiragana	るーふぁす
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Rufus in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Rufus

English

Etymology

From Latin rūfus (“red”).

Proper noun

Rufus
Either of two persons mentioned in the New Testament (in Mark 15:21 and Romans 16:13).
: Romans 16:13:
Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.
A male given name from Latin, used since the seventeenth century.

Latin

Etymology

From rūfus (“red, ruddy”).

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *rouβos. The medial -f- indicates a borrowing from a Sabellic language such as Oscan 𐌓𐌖𐌚𐌓𐌉𐌉𐌔 (rufriis), Umbrian 𐌓𐌖𐌚𐌓𐌖 (rufru), or from a sister variety such as Faliscan, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”). It might have penetrated urban Latin by virtue of the fact that it was used as an attribute for oxen sold in the markets in Rome. The word rōbus, which ended up being limited to oxen instead, represents the regular outcome of the same etymon.

Adjective

rūfus (feminine rūfa, neuter rūfum); first/second-declension adjective
red, reddish, ruddy
redheaded, red-haired

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈruː.fus/, [ˈruːfʊs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈru.fus/, [ˈruːfus]

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈruː.fus/, [ˈruːfʊs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈru.fus/, [ˈruːfus]

Proper noun

Rūfus m (genitive Rūfī); second declension
A masculine cognomen.

Adjective (Declension)

First/second-declension adjective.

Adjective (Descendants)

>? Catalan: rúfol
→ English: rufous
Italian: rufo
Spanish: rufo

Adjective (Related terms)

rōbus
ruber

Proper noun (Declension)

Second-declension noun.

Popularity of the name Rufus

Number of RUFUS births per year

Popularity of the name Rufus

Total births of Rufus by country

		Births with the first name Rufus
Country		Boys Girls
	United State of America 1880 - 2022	32,394 0
	United Kingdom 1996 - 2021	3,366 0
	Sweden 1998 - 2022	378 0
	Germany 2000 - 2022	232 0
	Denmark 1985 - 2022	62 0
	France 1900 - 2022	38 0
	Switzerland 1909 - 2021	25 0
	Quebec 1980 - 2022	19 0
	Austria 1984 - 2021	12 0
	Australia 1930 - 2022	11 0
	Alberta 1980 - 2022	10 0
	Belgium 1995 - 2022	5 0
	Ontario 1913 - 2019	5 0
	Ireland 1964 - 2022	3 0
	Argentina 1922 - 2015	0 2
	Italy 1999 - 2021	2 0
	Czechoslovakia 1900 - 2016	1 0
	Latvia 2015 - 2022	1 0

Popularity of the name Rufus

Total births of Rufus by country (last available year)

		Births with the first name Rufus
Country		Boys Girls
	United Kingdom 2021	140 0
	Germany 2022	16 0
	Sweden 2022	15 0
	Quebec 2022	2 0
	Alberta 2022	1 0

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Personalities with the first name Rufus

There are 45 personalities with the first name Rufus

Kiefer Sutherland (Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland)

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