Duffin

See also: duffin

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)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Duffin is the 11493^rd 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 495.