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Cuffe History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

Ireland United States Canada Australia West Indies

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Citations

Cuffe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

The Cuffe surname comes from the Middle English word "cuffe," which meant "glove." It is thought that the name was originally an occupational name for a maker or seller of gloves. 1

Early Origins of the Cuffe family

The surname Cuffe was first found in Wiltshire where Walter Cuf was listed in the Pipe Rolls of Wiltshire in 1210. Later, Roger Cuffe was on record in the Hundredorum Rolls of Norfolk in 1275. 2

Early History of the Cuffe family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cuffe research. Another 78 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1524, 1563, 1582, 1598, 1601, 1638, 1639, 1641, 1661, 1678, 1730, 1737, 1749, 1767, 1793, 1797, 1800, 1804 and 1920 are included under the topic Early Cuffe History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cuffe Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cuffe, Cuff and others.

Early Notables of the Cuffe family

Notables of this surname at this time include:

Sir Henry Cuffe (1563-1601), an English author and politician. Born at "Hinton St. George, Somersetshire, was youngest son of Robert Cuffe of Donyatt in that county. Of the same family, although the r...
The Earl of Desart, a title in the Peerage of Ireland was created in 1793 for Otway Cuffe, 1st Viscount Desart (d.1749.) He died the following year after his appointment. However, the earldom continue...

Migration of the Cuffe family to Ireland

Some of the Cuffe family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 94 words (7 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cuffe migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cuffe Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Martin Cuffe, who landed in Virginia in 1622 3
Martin Cuffe who settled in Virginia in 1623
John and Thomas Cuffe, who arrived in Virginia in 1670

Cuffe Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Annie Cuffe, aged 3, who immigrated to the United States from Glasgow, in 1892

Cuffe Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Mary Cuffe, aged 74, who landed in America from Donegal, in 1904
Mary Cuffe, aged 42, who settled in America from Ballaghaderin, Ireland, in 1907
Edward Cuffe, aged 20, who immigrated to America from Hamilton, England, in 1907
Annie Cuffe, aged 18, who landed in America from Dugort, Ireland, in 1908
Edward Cuffe, aged 22, who landed in America from Hiost, England, in 1909
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Cuffe migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cuffe Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Miss. Ann Cuffe, aged 16 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Larch" departing from the port of Sligo, Ireland but died on Grosse Isle in September 1847 4
Ms. Mary Cuffe, aged 19 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Westmoreland" departing from the port of Sligo, Ireland but died on Grosse Isle in August 1847 4
Miss. Catherine Cuffe who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Thompson" departing 5th May 1847 from Sligo, Ireland; the ship arrived on 14th June 1847 but she died on board 5
Mrs. Mary Cuffe, aged 30 who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Thompson" departing 5th May 1847 from Sligo, Ireland; the ship arrived on 14th June 1847 but she died on board 5
Mr. Patrick Cuffe, aged 46 who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Standard" departing 22nd April 1847 from New Ross, Ireland; the ship arrived on 19th June 1847 but he died on board 5

Cuffe Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

Edith Annie Cuffe, aged 41, who immigrated to Toronto, Canada, in 1910
Thomas E. Cuffe, aged 41, who settled in Toronto, Canada, in 1910
Thomas E. Cuffe, aged 42, who immigrated to Toronto, Canada, in 1910
Fred Cuffe, aged 34, who settled in Toronto, Ont., in 1913
Henry J. Cuffe, aged 37, who settled in Toronto, Ont., in 1913

Cuffe migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Cuffe Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Patrick Cuffe, (Cuffee), (b. 1811), aged 15, Irish convict who was convicted in Kilkenny, Ireland for 7 years, transported aboard the "Boyne" on 28th October 1826, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, he was executed in 1838 6
Mary Cuffe, Irish convict from County Waterford, Ireland who was transported aboard the "Arabian" in November 22nd, 1846, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 7

Cuffe migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 8

Cuffe Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Richard Cuffe, who settled in Jamaica in 1670

Contemporary Notables of the name Cuffe (post 1700) +

Selena Senora Cuffe (b. 1975), American businesswoman, co-fonder of Heritage Link Brands, LLC
Paul Cuffe (1759-1817), sometimes spelt Cuffee, an American Quaker businessman, sea captain, patriot, and abolitionist
Mike Cuffe, American Republican politician, Member of Montana State House of Representatives 2nd District; Elected 2010 9
John Alexander Cuffe (1880-1931), Australian-born English cricketer
Mr. Robert Cuffe M.B.E., British Vice Chair for Board of Directors at Darlington Building Society, was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire on 29th December 2018 for services to Business and Economic Development on Teesside 10
William Ulick O'Connor Cuffe (1845-1898), 4th Earl of Desart, an Irish peer
John Otway O'Conner Cuffe (1818-1865), 3rd Earl of Desart, an Irish Conservative politician, Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies in 1852
Ellen Odette Cuffe (1857-1933), Countess of Desart, née Bischoffsheim, an Irish politician, company director and philanthropist
Charles Richard Cuffe (1914-1972), Irish cricketer
Air Marshal Albert Abraham Lawson Cuffe (1895-1969), Canadian air force officer, Director of the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1932
... (Another 7 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 22)
Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 71)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 27th October 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/Boyne
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2015, January 8) Arabian voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1846 with 26 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/arabian/1846
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
"Birthday and New Year Honours Lists (1940 to 2019)." Issue 62507, 28 December 2018 | London Gazette, The Gazette, Dec. 2018, www.thegazette.co.uk/honours-lists