Dufferin Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Dufferin Surname Definition:

(Celtic) belonging to the Barony of Duffer in (Down) = the Black Trithing [Irish dubh, black + thrian, a third part]

Dufferin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Dufferin (28) may also be a first name.

Dufferin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) belonging to the Barony of Duffer in (Down) = the Black Trithing [Irish dubh, black + thrian, a third part]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dufferin Last Name Facts

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

Dufferin (Arabic: دوفرين) is more commonly found in Canada than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dufferin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dufferin is the 5,587,209th most common surname globally It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Dufferin occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Dufferin reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dufferin is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used first name globally, held by 28 people.

The surname Dufferin is most commonly used in Canada, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 6,140,932. In Canada it is most numerous in: Ontario, where 50 percent reside, British Columbia, where 33 percent reside and Manitoba, where 17 percent reside. Not including Canada this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 33 percent reside and Brazil, where 8 percent reside.

Dufferin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dufferin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Duffering940/
Duffern932/
Differin881/
Dufering880/
Dufern8642/
Dufferent821/
Duferne802/
Duffrene75179/
Differen751/
Duferent751/
Duforn715/
Dufrene677,383/
Daufrene6339/
Duphorn53149/
Duphrene505/

Dufferin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dufferin in the Arabic language
دوفرينdwfryn-

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Footnotes

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