The dolphin Surname
dolphin Name Meaning and History
English and Irish: variant of Duffin. The surname was taken
to Ireland at the time of the Anglo-Norman invasion in the 12th
century, and the original bearers of the name settled in County
Galway.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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