How common is the surname McDuffie?

10,125 people in the United States had the surname McDuffie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,493 Americans. It ranked 3,526th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McDuffie?

Trent McDuffie, American football player, followed by George McDuffie.

Where is the surname McDuffie most common?

Wikidata records people named McDuffie in the United States.

Is the surname McDuffie getting more or less common?

More common. 9,479 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,125 in 2010, up 6.8%.

The surname McDuffie

A patronymic surname, carried by 10,125 people in the United States.

3 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). McDuffie is more common than 97.8% of them.

Origin

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Duibshíthe (“son of Duibshíth”) a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) + síth (“peace”).

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,125 people named McDuffie in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 30,493 Americans. That is up 6.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,479.

#3,526

rank among US surnames

10,125

people in 2010

3.4

per 100,000 Americans

+6.8%

change since 2000 (was #3,449)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,517	Valdovinos	10,147	30,427
#3,518	Colwell	10,140	30,448
#3,521	Culpepper	10,135	30,463
#3,522	Broome	10,133	30,469
#3,523	Shore	10,130	30,478
#3,524	Barreto	10,127	30,487
#3,525	Correia	10,126	30,490

Who is named McDuffie

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

56% of people named McDuffie identified as Black (not Hispanic), 40% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 56%
White (not Hispanic) 40%
Two or more races 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous McDuffies

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Trent McDuffie
American football player, born 2000
George McDuffie
American politician (1790-1851)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McDuffie

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

Questions

Where does the surname McDuffie come from?: Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Duibshíthe (“son of Duibshíth”) a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) + síth (“peace”).
How common is the surname McDuffie?: 10,125 people in the United States had the surname McDuffie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,493 Americans. It ranked 3,526th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McDuffie?: In the 2010 Census, 56% of people named McDuffie identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 40% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McDuffie?: Trent McDuffie, American football player, followed by George McDuffie.
Where is the surname McDuffie most common?: Wikidata records people named McDuffie in the United States.
What type of surname is McDuffie?: McDuffie is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McDuffie getting more or less common?: More common. 9,479 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,125 in 2010, up 6.8%.