Hufflepuff family

Hufflepuff is the surname of a wizarding family originated from Wales that existed around one thousand years ago in Great Britain. It is unknown if they were pure-blood or if they had Muggle and magical heritage. It is also unknown if this family is extinct in either the male or female line, though the Hufflepuff name is well known, as Helga Hufflepuff was the founder of the Hufflepuff house at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Early history
The Hufflepuff family's oldest known member, Helga Hufflepuff, was a prominent witch in the wizarding world and one of the four legendary founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, along with Godric Gryffindor, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Salazar Slytherin. Helga was known for being very fair and also for hiring the house-elves that worked in the Hogwarts kitchens in order to give them a place to work where they wouldn't be abused.

Recent history
By the early twentieth century, the Hufflepuff family was not known to have any surviving members with that surname, although a woman named Hepzibah Smith claimed to be a distant relation and owned an artifact that had belonged to Helga: her cup. In the 1940s, a handsome employee at a shop called Borgin and Burkes in Knockturn Alley, named Tom Riddle, managed to charm Hepzibah into showing him the cup, as well as a locket that belonged to his own famous ancestor, Salazar Slytherin. He later murdered her and stole the two artifacts, subsequently framing Smith's house-elf, Hokey, by modifying the elf's memory.

Known members

 * Helga Hufflepuff - a Medieval witch who was one of the founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
 * Hepzibah Smith - an elderly and wealthy witch who collected magical antiques and claimed to be a descendant of Helga Hufflepuff
 * Sally Smith (possibly) - a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
 * Zacharias Smith (possibly) - a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry who was sorted into Hufflepuff house

Etymology

 * Hufflepuff may possibly have been derived from the onomatopoeic phrase "huff and puff", which would indicate a person who's working hard or blusterous. This would fit with the Hufflepuff house since they're known as hard workers and their mascot is a badger, which can become quite blusterous.