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
School 634
Labourer 94
General Labourer 91
Coal Miner Hewer 57
Dock Labourer 37
At Home 36
Farm Labourer 36
General Servant (domestic) 28
Domestic Servant 24
Scholar 23
At School 23
Dressmaker 22
Cotton Weaver 22
None 21
Housekeeper 19
Laundress 18
Carter 18
Labourer General 18
Charwoman 17
School Boy 17
Bricklayers Labourer 15
Hawker 15
Coal Miner (hewer) 14
Tailoress 14
Soldier 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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