Tuft family

Tuft was the surname of a wizarding family. It is unknown if they were pure-blood, or had both magical and Muggle ancestry.

Known family members

 * Ignatius Tuft — Minister for Magic from 1959 to 1962; son of Wilhelmina who immediately succeeded his mother in office
 * ‎Wilhelmina Tuft — Minister for Magic from 1948 to 1959

Etymology
Tuft may be an English topographical name derived from Middle English tufte, "a cluster of trees or bushes." It is also a Norwegian habitational name taken from the names of various farms, from Old Norse tupt, "site, lot."