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There are approximately 949 people named Duffus in the UK. That makes it the 7,438th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 15 are named Duffus.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


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The Duffus surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

DUFFUS. A parish on the coast of jMorayshire, Scotland. The name may, hoAvever, be a corruption of Dovehouse, like Bacchus from Backhouse, or Maithus from Malthouse. In support of the latter derivation, avc may cite the de Duffus, del Dulfus, Duflius, Columbiers, and de Columbariis of the H.R. Residence near one of the great monastic or manorial pigeonhoiises of the middle ages would readily confer such a surname.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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