Duffy Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Duffy Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Duffy family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 719
Labourer 124
General Labourer 109
Coal Miner 68
Domestic Servant 41
House Keeper 37
Agricultural Labourer 37
Farm Labourer 34
Dock Labourer 32
Cotton Operative 32
Dress Maker 28
Tailor 26
General Servant 24
Hawker 21
Labourer General 21
Cotton Weaver 21
Charwoman 19
General Servant Domestic 19
Masons Labourer 18
Shoe Maker 17
Servant 14
Laundress 13
Bricklayer Labourer 12
Chemical Labourer 12
Labourer Iron Works 12

Duffy Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Duffy 100% 27,730
2 Duffey 83% 6,825
3 Diffey 67% 1,067
4 Daffy 80% 382
5 Daffey 67% 214

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The surname Duffy is the most popular version of all its varients

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