How common is the surname McDuff?

1,302 people in the United States had the surname McDuff in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 237,132 Americans. It ranked 20,408th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McDuff?

Kenneth McDuff, American criminal (1946–1998).

Where is the surname McDuff most common?

Wikidata records people named McDuff in the United States.

Is the surname McDuff getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,341 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,302 in 2010, down 2.9%.

The surname McDuff

A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 1,302 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M231

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McDuff is more common than 87.4% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Dhuibh.

One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,302 people named McDuff in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 237,132 Americans. That is down 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,341.

#20,408

rank among US surnames

1,302

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-2.9%

change since 2000 (was #18,857)

Who is named McDuff

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

83% of people named McDuff identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Two or more races 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McDuffs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kenneth McDuff
American criminal (1946–1998)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McDuff

McDuff has the Soundex code M231, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M231.

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McDuff come from?: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Dhuibh.
How common is the surname McDuff?: 1,302 people in the United States had the surname McDuff in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 237,132 Americans. It ranked 20,408th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McDuff?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named McDuff identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McDuff?: Kenneth McDuff, American criminal (1946–1998).
Where is the surname McDuff most common?: Wikidata records people named McDuff in the United States.
Is the surname McDuff getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,341 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,302 in 2010, down 2.9%.