McDuffie Surname

41,461st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,589 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

McDuffie Surname Definition:

MACDUFFIE: Gaelic MacDuibhshithe, 'son of Dubhshithe' (the black man of peace), the name of an old Colonsay family. See Macfee. The lands of Glenscharway in Arane were leased to Neil M'Duffy, 1460 (ER., VII, p. 13), Sir Malcolm Macduffy, vicar of Kilmarew (i.

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McDuffie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,5401:28,9043,586
Canada371:995,82774,831
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Australia281:964,13257,058
England81:6,964,757184,742
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Panama51:782,45211,059
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2841:39,1114,624

McDuffie (62) may also be a first name.

McDuffie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACDUFFIE: Gaelic MacDuibhshithe, 'son of Dubhshithe' (the black man of peace), the name of an old Colonsay family. See Macfee. The lands of Glenscharway in Arane were leased to Neil M'Duffy, 1460 (ER., VII, p. 13), Sir Malcolm Macduffy, vicar of Kilmarew (i.e. Killarow in Islay) died 1554 (OPS., II, p. 261). In 1592 the king confirmed a charter of feudifirme by Malcolm M'Duphe, commendator of Ormesay, with consent of the brethren to Archiba: Campbell M'Duthie Vekdonill and his heirs masculine of certain lands in the lordship of Knapdale (RMS., V, 2166).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

MACDUFFIE: (or Macphee.) The M.'s of Colonsay are of the same lineage as Macgregor and Mackinnon.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

McDuffie Last Name Facts

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

The surname McDuffie is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of McDuffie click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McDuffie? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 41,461st most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 578,882 people. The last name McDuffie is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of McDuffie live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,246,114th most numerous given name globally It is held by 62 people.

The last name McDuffie is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 12,540 people, or 1 in 28,904. In The United States it is most numerous in: North Carolina, where 13 percent reside, Georgia, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 10 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent reside and Kuwait, where 0 percent reside.

McDuffie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McDuffie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McDuffie last name increased 977 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 55 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McDuffie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McDuffie last name are 6% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.77% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McDuffie earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 12.49% less than the national average, earning $37,759 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.19% more than the national average, earning $67,167 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacDuffie94267/
McDuffe9394/
McDuffi934/
MacKduffie890/
McDuffee881,573/
MacDuffe882/
McDoffie881/
MacDuffee82140/
McDuffy801,364/
MacDuffy752/
MacDoffey711/

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