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Duffy Name Meaning
Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dubhthaigh
‘descendant of Dubhthach’, a byname derived from dubh
‘black’ (see Duff). This name was borne by a 6th-century saint
who was archbishop of Armagh.Scottish and Irish: reduced
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Dhuibhshíthe ‘son of
Duibhshíth’, a personal name composed of the elements
dubh ‘black’ (see Duff) + síth ‘peace’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Duffy Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Duffy families
 941 - 1,880  314 - 940 |
 1 - 313  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Duffy families
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995 - 1,987 332 - 994 |
1 - 331 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Duffy families
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566 - 1,129 189 - 565 |
1 - 188 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Duffy Family Origin
Duffy Immigration Information
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Duffy Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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