Name: Rufus
Gender: Male
Usage: Rufus, of latin origin, is a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Rufus are in general originating from France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Rufus is: Red, Redhead.
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Numerology of the first name Rufus: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 22. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: visionary, successful, leader, innovative, genius.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Successful, Visionary
Ruling planet: Uranus
Colors: Blue, Gray
Gemstones: Sapphire
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The name Rufus is ranked on the 4,174th position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 77900 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.002% of the population. The name Rufus has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Rufus for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
Rufus is both a masculine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
- several ancient Romans; see Rufus (Roman cognomen)
- several Saints Rufus
English: from a Latin nickname meaning ‘red(-haired)’, sometimes used in medieval documents as a translation of various surnames with the same sense. It began to be used as a given name in the 19th century.
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