Scottish and Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó
Duibh (‘descendant of Dubh’), Mac Giolla Duibh (‘son
of the servant of Dubh’), or a short form of Duffin 2
(County Wexford), MacElduff (County Tyrone; see
Kilduff), Mac Duibh, and Duffy, all of which are
formed from personal names containing the element dubh ‘dark’,
‘black’ (widely used as a nickname or byname for a dark-haired man or
man of dark temperament and as an element of personal names).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
563,886
Historical Documents & Family Trees with Duff
The information for this chart came from the U.S. Immigration Collection at Ancestry.com.
You can find out where the majority of the Duff families were living before
they immigrated to the U.S and learn where to focus your search for foreign records.
Immigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure,
port of arrival, and destination.
Click on a circle in the chart to view Duff immigration records
You can find out when most of the Duff families immigrated
to the United States.
You can focus your search to immigration records dating from that era.
Immigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure,
port of arrival and destination.
Click on a circle in the chart to view Duff birth and death records
An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in
your family.
The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates,
death dates, addresses and more.