Duff (surname)
The surname Duff has several origins. In some cases it is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Ó Duibh ("descendant of Dubh"), Mac Giolla Duibh ("son of the servant of Dubh"), Mac Duibh ("son of Dubh"). The surname Duff is also sometimes a short form of Duffin (when of Gaelic origin), and MacElduff (from Mac Giolla Duibh), and Duffy (a name with multiple origins).[1]
The Gaelic dubh ("black", "dark") is a word-element which forms a part of many Gaelic names.[1]
People
- Duff MacMalcolm (died 967), King of Scotland and ancestor of the Earls of Fife
- John Duff, Braemar Mountain Rescue, Deeside Police force, and author of "A Bobby on Ben Macdhui"
- Alan Duff (born 1950), New Zealand writer
- Alexander Duff (missionary) (1806–1878), founder of Scottish Church College, Calcutta
- Alexander Ludovic Duff, (1862–1933), British admiral
- Andrew Duff, British politician
- Anne-Marie Duff, British actress
- Antony Duff, past head of MI5
- Arthur Duff (1899–1956), Irish composer
- Cara Leland Duff, later Lady Fairhaven
- Chris Duff, American expedition sea kayaker
- Damien Duff, Retired Irish footballer
- Dick Duff, Canadian ice hockey player
- Douglas Duff, Palestine Policeman and writer of books for boys
- Duncan Duff, Scottish actor
- Edward Gordon Duff, English bibliographer and librarian
- Elmyra Duff, fictional character from Tiny Toon Adventures
- Captain George Duff of the Royal Navy who commanded HMS Mars at the Battle of Trafalgar
- George F. D. Duff, (1926–2001) Canadian mathematician
- Gordon William Duff, British professor
- Haylie Duff, American actress, Hilary's sister
- Hilary Duff, American pop singer and actress, Haylie's sister
- Howard Duff, American actor
- Jamal Duff, American actor and former NFL American football player
- James Duff (disambiguation), one of several people including:
- James Duff Duff, English classicist
- James Duff (writer), American writer
- James Fitzjames Duff, English educator
- James Grant Duff, soldier for the British East India Company
- James H. Duff, American politician
- Jason Duff, Australian field hockey player
- Karen Duffy, an actress, model, and former MTV VJ once known as "Duff"
- Lyman Poore Duff, Canadian Chief Justice
- Michael Duff (physicist), British physicist and string theorist
- Michael Duff (footballer), Northern Ireland footballer
- Sir Michael Duff, 3rd Baronet, British socialite
- Mickey Duff, British boxing promoter
- Norwich Duff, British admiral
- Patrick Duff, British Singer Songwriter
- Peggy Duff, British activist
- Reggie Duff, Australian cricketer
- Rick Duff, Canadian boxer
- Robert Duff (disambiguation), one of several people, including
- Robert Duff (politician, born 1835) (1835–1895), Scottish politician and Governor of New South Wales
- Robert Duff (Royal Navy officer) (c.1721–1787), Admiral and Governor of Newfoundland
- Shane Duff, Northern Irish footballer
- S.T.Duff, clergyman and scholar
- Thomas Duff, Irish architect
- Tom Duff, Canadian computer scientist
- Warren B. Duff, film and television writer and producer
- William E. Duff, American writer on counterespionage
As a family name of Scottish aristocrats:
- William Duff, 1st Earl Fife (c.1696–1763)
- James Duff, 2nd Earl Fife (1729–1809)
- Alexander Duff, 3rd Earl Fife (1731–1811)
- James Duff, 4th Earl Fife (1776–1857)
- James Duff, 5th Earl Fife (1814–1879)
- Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife (1849–1912) (became Duke of Fife in 1887)
- Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife (1849–1912)
- Sir Benjamin Duff, 5th Baronet (1808–1897)
- Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon, 5th Baronet, Scottish landowner
- Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, fashion designer
- Sir George Duff-Sutherland-Dunbar, 6th Baronet (1878–1962)
- Sir George Cospatrick Duff-Sutherland-Dunbar, 7th Baronet (1906–1953)
In the British Royal Family:
- Alexandra Victoria Alberta Edwina Louise Duff (1891-1959), Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife (Princess Arthur of Connaught)
- Maud Alexandra Victoria Georgina Bertha Duff (1893-1945), Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk
See also
References
- 1 2 Duff Family History, Ancestry.com, retrieved 18 October 2012. This webpage cited: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4.
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