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Duff (surname)

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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).

The Gaelic dubh ("black", "dark") is a word-element which forms a part of many Gaelic names.

People

  • 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)
  • Jason Duff, Australian field hockey player
  • John Duff (disambiguation)
  • 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)
  • Shane Duff, Northern Irish footballer
  • 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

    • In the British Royal Family:

  • Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife (1891-1959), née Duff
  • Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk (1893-1945), née Duff

    • 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)

    • References

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