McDuffie
English
Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Duibshíthe (“son of Duibshíth”) a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) + síth (“peace”).
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McDuffie is the 3526th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10125 individuals. McDuffie is most common among Black/African American (55.61%) and White (39.6%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McDuffie”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 551.
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