Duffett Surname

249,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,590 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Duffett Surname Definition:

From the French, Duffaut; a personal name.

Duffett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6371:569,00946,718
England4161:133,93813,173
Canada3581:102,92111,137
South Africa751:722,36951,132
Australia571:473,60936,415
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Wales61:515,75523,171
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2981:81,7978,741
Guernsey91:3,628639
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

The alternate forms: Duffétt (1) are calculated separately.

Duffett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the French, Duffaut; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Duffett Last Name Facts

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

The surname Duffett has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as: Duffétt. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Duffett? popularity and diffusion

The surname Duffett is the 249,631st most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,583,362 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Duffett are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Duffett is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 637 people, or 1 in 569,009. In The United States Duffett is most prevalent in: Missouri, where 11 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and Massachusetts, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent live and Canada, where 23 percent live.

Duffett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Duffett has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,202 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 140 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Duffett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Duffett are 1.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.11% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Duffett earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.91% more than the national average, earning R 377,628 per year; in United States they earn 9.83% more than the national average, earning $47,392 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.01% less than the national average, earning $43,714 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Duffétt951/
Douffett933/
Duffette931/
Duffet92479/
Douffette881/
Douffet86223/
Duffitt86158/
Duffiet8677/
Doufett861/
Diffett861/
Duffe83647/
Dufet8383/
Duffey779,901/
Duffie773,015/
Duffer771,525/
Duffee771,282/
Duffes77434/
Dufiet77221/
Duffez77100/
Duffit7755/
Duffeu773/
Dufete771/
Duffei771/
Duffyt771/
Dufe73371/
Duffait71188/
Dauffer71169/
Dhuffer7116/
Dufeyte7110/
Duffech717/
Deuffeu712/
Duffied712/
Diffitt712/
Dowfett711/
Douffeh711/
Dufeite711/
Deuffee711/
Duffiey711/
Duffeys710/
Duffees710/
Duffeey710/
Douffee710/
Duffy67115,556/
Dufie674,944/
Dufeu671,668/
Duffi671,361/
Dufey67974/
Dufer67451/
Dufes67139/
Doufe6769/
Dufee6756/
Dautfest6753/
Dufit6740/
Duffa6735/
Dufei6726/
Duffé6715/
Duphette6713/
Dufez6711/
Dufée678/
Dufeh672/
Dudfe671/
Daufe671/
Dhufe671/
Duffahey670/
Deufe670/

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