Dufficy Surname

577,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Dufficy Surname Definition:

The Connacht form of Ó Dubhghusa, see Ducey supra

Dufficy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2591:1,399,45596,631
England881:633,16037,224
Ireland871:54,1263,790
Australia871:310,29526,919
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland821:54,0234,415
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Dufficy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The Connacht form of Ó Dubhghusa, see Ducey supra

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Dufficy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dufficy has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dufficy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 577,768th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 13,396,224 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Dufficy live; 50 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Dufficy is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 259 people, or 1 in 1,399,455. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 24 percent live, Colorado, where 15 percent live and Connecticut, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States Dufficy is found in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent live and Ireland, where 16 percent live.

Dufficy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dufficy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dufficy last name expanded 529 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,467 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 106 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dufficy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dufficy last name are 11.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65% being registered with the political party.

The amount Dufficy earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 20.14% more than the national average, earning $51,839 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.96% less than the national average, earning $43,245 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dufficey9327/
Duffecy8630/
Duffice863/
Duffissey7533/
Duffizi711/
D'Uffizi67294/
Duffessy6716/
Duffissa671/
Douffisa671/
Douffissa6359/
D'Uffytsy631/
Duffaisse630/
Dufisa621/
Dufise620/
Doufexi5774/
Dufesey570/
Doufissa53108/
Duifhuize505/
Duifhuise501/

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