Duffell Surname

194,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Duffell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Duffield,' a parish in Derbyshire; also two townships in Yorkshire The usual corruptions of the suffix -field have taken place in this surname; compare Brumfit for Broomfield, or Hatfull for Hatfield.

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Duffell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9811:56,7976,860
United States6231:581,79647,615
Australia2531:106,70211,948
New Zealand1741:26,0254,563
Canada481:767,61660,775
Scotland141:382,41616,471
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Wales101:309,45316,869
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3641:66,9657,625
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Duffell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Duffield,' a parish in Derbyshire; also two townships in Yorkshire The usual corruptions of the suffix -field have taken place in this surname; compare Brumfit for Broomfield, or Hatfull for Hatfield.

Richard de Duffeld, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

John de Duffeld, Derbyshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Johannes de Dulfeld, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Duffeld, 1379; ibid.

1556-7. Married — John Duffell and Jone Ynglyshe: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1586. — Henry Sukar and Sarah Duffeld: St Antholin (London) j). 32.

1722. — John Duffell and Elizabeth Barker: ibid.

1791. — John Duffill and Mary Pertes: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Duffield, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in co. Derby, and two townships in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Duffield is a very old clerical name in this county. It was borne by the rectors of Blofield and Crimplesham in 1369 and 1397 and by the official of the archdeacon of Sudbury in 1455, etc. (Bl.). At the beginning of the 17th century, there was a family of Duffield in Attleborough (Bl.). The name occurred in Lincolnshire in the 13th century (H. R.). There are parishes and townships thus called in Derbyshire and in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Duffell Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Duffell Come From? nationality or country of origin

Duffell is found most in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Duffell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 194,964th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,383,262 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Duffell reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 981 people, or 1 in 56,797. In England Duffell is mostly concentrated in: Surrey, where 17 percent reside, Greater London, where 15 percent reside and West Sussex, where 7 percent reside. Aside from England this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Duffell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Duffell has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Duffell last name increased 270 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 769 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 333 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Duffell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Duffell last name are 30.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.05% being registered with the political party.

The amount Duffell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.15% more than the national average, earning R 382,944 per year; in United States they earn 12.36% less than the national average, earning $37,815 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.52% more than the national average, earning $51,432 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deuffell930/
Duffel92581/
Dufell926/
Duffill86766/
Diffell8649/
Du'fell862/
Duffiel862/
Duffeld862/
Dueffel860/
Duffelt860/
Dufel83196/
Deufel77967/
Diffel7774/
Düffel7729/
Daufel7724/
Duffil775/
Dufill774/
Duffyl774/
Duefel773/
Dufeld773/
Dufiel771/
Dufl731/
Daufeld7140/
Daufelt7123/
Duffillová713/
Duffild712/
Diffiel712/
Dufeldt711/
Duffillova711/
Dutfeld711/
Diffill710/
Dufil67283/
Difel67240/
Daufeldt67214/
Deufl6717/
Düfel6716/
Deußfeld678/
Doufl671/
Deussfeld631/
Duschfelt630/
Dufilh6263/
Diefel6233/
Düfeld622/
Duphel622/
Dowfll621/
Difill621/
Difil502/

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