Cuffee

Not to be confused with Coffee, Cuffee (Jamaica), Cuffe, Coffy (person), or Koffee.
Cuffee
Cuffey Coffey
Current regionUnited States and Jamaica
EtymologyKofi (born on Friday)
Place of origin Ashanti
Empire of Ashanti

Cuffee, Cuffey, or Coffey is a first name and surname recorded in African-American culture, believed to be derived from the Akan language name Kofi, meaning "born on a Friday". This was noted as one of the most common male names of West African origin which was retained by some American slaves.[1]

  1. ^ Junius P. Rodriguez (2007). Slavery in the United States: A Social, Political, and Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. pp. 1–. ISBN 978-1-85109-544-5.