Buffum is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Arnold Buffum (1782–1859), Quaker abolitionist
• Arnold Buffum Chace (1845–1932), American businessman and academic administrator
• Charles Abel Buffum (1870–1936), American businessman and politician
• Dorothy Buffum Chandler (1901–1997), American cultural leader
• Edward Gould Buffum (1820–1867), American philanthropist, son of Arnold Buffum.
• Elizabeth Buffum Chace (1806–1899), American activist. She was the daughter of Arnold Buffum.
• James N. Buffum (1807–1887), American politician
• John Buffum (born 1943), American rally driver
• Lillie Buffum Chace Wyman (1847–1929), American social reformer
• Robert Buffum (1828–1871), American Union Army soldier
• Thomas Buffum (1776–1852), Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court
• William B. Buffum (1921–2012), American diplomat

See also

• Buffum, an American automobile.
• Buffums, a former chain of department stores in California, owned by Charles A. Buffum and his brother Edwin E. Buffum.

Surname list

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