Duffit Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Duffit 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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Duffit Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France511:1,302,406132,002
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Duffit 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

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
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Duffit Last Name Facts

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

The surname Duffit occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Duffit? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,605,694th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name Duffit is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Duffit live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 1,302,406. In France Duffit is primarily concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 76 percent reside, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 14 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 6 percent reside. Besides France Duffit occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Luxembourg, where 4 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Duffit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Duffit has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Duffit surname declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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