Duffin
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English
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duibhfinn (“descendant of Dubhfionn”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) + fionn (“fair, white”).
Proper noun
Duffin (plural Duffins)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Duffin is the 11493rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2738 individuals. Duffin is most common among White (84.08%) and Black/African American (12.6%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Duffin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 495.