"cuffaru," an oggupationel name for medieval hat and/or coffin/box/wooden pan makers, is stated to be the original spelling from bagheria, palermo, sicily. however, being practically ALL sicilians migrated from rome and far northwd regions, it could be all these names originated from CAFFARO in lombardy. there is the Caffaro River there in Brescia, and a little alpine town called pontecaffaro , c. 1715. we are not from the genovan city of Caffa, though, as it was named for the famous Medieval chronicaler, caffaro. CAffaro could be The Jewish spellx.