How common is the surname Duffin?

2,738 people in the United States had the surname Duffin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 112,763 Americans. It ranked 11,493rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Duffin?

Jess Duffin, Australian sportswoman, followed by Richard Duffin.

Where is the surname Duffin most common?

Wikidata records people named Duffin in Australia and the United States.

Is the surname Duffin getting more or less common?

More common. 2,538 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,738 in 2010, up 7.9%.

The surname Duffin

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 2,738 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D150

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Duffin is more common than 92.9% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duibhfinn (“descendant of Dubhfionn”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) + fionn (“fair, white”).

Duffin is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,738 people named Duffin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 112,763 Americans. That is up 7.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,538.

#11,493

rank among US surnames

2,738

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+7.9%

change since 2000 (was #11,385)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,484	Decicco	2,740	112,681
#11,488	Mangus	2,739	112,722
#11,493	Duffin	2,738	112,763
#11,497	Greenspan	2,737	112,804
#11,500	Sidwell	2,736	112,846
#11,502	Master	2,735	112,887

Who is named Duffin

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

84% of people named Duffin identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Two or more races 1.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Duffins

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jess Duffin
Australian sportswoman, born 1989
Richard Duffin
American physicist (1909–1996)

Notable Duffins come mostly from Australia (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Duffin

Dubin

Duffin has the Soundex code D150, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D150.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Duffin come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duibhfinn (“descendant of Dubhfionn”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) + fionn (“fair, white”).
How common is the surname Duffin?: 2,738 people in the United States had the surname Duffin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 112,763 Americans. It ranked 11,493rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Duffin?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Duffin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Duffin?: Jess Duffin, Australian sportswoman, followed by Richard Duffin.
Where is the surname Duffin most common?: Wikidata records people named Duffin in Australia and the United States.
What type of surname is Duffin?: Duffin is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Duffin getting more or less common?: More common. 2,538 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,738 in 2010, up 7.9%.