Kilduff
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Duibh (“son of the black-haired lad”), from giolla (“boy, lad”) and dubh (“black”).
Proper noun
Kilduff (plural Kilduffs)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kilduff is the 20029th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1336 individuals. Kilduff is most common among White (97.01%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kilduff”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 303.