Duffy Family History
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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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Duffy
Name Distribution of Duffy Families
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England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Duffy families
 995 - 1,987  332 - 994 |
 1 - 331  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Duffy families
|
566 - 1,129 189 - 565 |
1 - 188 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Duffy Family Origin
Duffy Emigration Information (US)
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Duffy Emigration Information (AU)
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from the Australian Convict Transportation Registers 1787-1868
Duffy Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
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Military Service by Duffy
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