Frequency: (103)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Italian: probably a nickname for someone from a family with red hair (see Ruffo).
GIVEN NAMES: Italian 19%. Cesare, Eduardo, Italia, Silvio.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
