McDuffie

English

Alternative forms

• McDuffey, McDuffy

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Duibshíthe (“son of Duibshíth”) a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) + síth (“peace”).

Proper noun

McDuffie (plural McDuffies)

1. A surname.

Derived terms

• McDuffie County

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McDuffie is the 3526^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10125 individuals. McDuffie is most common among Black/African American (55.61%) and White (39.6%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McDuffie”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 551.