McDuff Surname

170,657th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

McDuff Surname Definition:

McDuff means 'son of the dark' (i.e. swarthy); from Mc = 'son of' and duff, from the Gaelic, dubh, which means 'dark'.

McDuff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8471:196,24219,348
Canada1,3061:28,2133,727
Australia2831:95,39110,845
England2081:267,87521,171
New Zealand721:62,8939,679
Scotland701:76,4835,732
Wales451:68,7676,014
Singapore131:423,66918,211
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2431:15,4041,699
England2171:112,32910,956
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5071:99,05110,068

McDuff (227) may also be a first name.

McDuff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

McDuff means 'son of the dark' (i.e. swarthy); from Mc = 'son of' and duff, from the Gaelic, dubh, which means 'dark'.

— Forebears.io

(Celtic) Son of Dubh: v. Duff

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

McDuff Last Name Facts

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

The last name McDuff occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McDuff? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 170,657th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,886,157 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 115 percent of McDuff reside; 115 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America. McDuff is also the 596,468th most widespread forename globally. It is borne by 227 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,847 people, or 1 in 196,242. In The United States McDuff is most frequent in: Texas, where 28 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Louisiana, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States McDuff exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 52 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

McDuff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McDuff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McDuff surname rose 364 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 4 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 71 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McDuff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McDuff surname is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McDuff last name are 9.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.49% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McDuff earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.2% more than the national average, earning $44,100 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.53% less than the national average, earning $42,961 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacDuff921,759/
McDuffe9294/
MacDuffe862/
Macduf8310/
Mcdaff834/
Macdoff778/
Makdouf62208/
McDough6235/
Magdoff6231/
Makdaff624/
Maqdouf621/
McDow552,051/
MacDow50175/
Magdub5039/
McDowe5025/
Mokdaf507/
Magdof502/
Magdaf501/
Makdaf501/

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