How common is the surname McDuffy?

1,222 people in the United States had the surname McDuffy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 252,656 Americans. It ranked 21,403rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McDuffy?

Jack McDuff, American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader (1926-2001).

Where is the surname McDuffy most common?

Wikidata records people named McDuffy in the United States.

Is the surname McDuffy getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,261 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,222 in 2010, down 3.1%.

The surname McDuffy

A surname, carried by 1,222 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). McDuffy is more common than 86.8% of them.

Origin

Variant of McDuffie.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,222 people named McDuffy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 252,656 Americans. That is down 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,261.

#21,403

rank among US surnames

1,222

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-3.1%

change since 2000 (was #19,759)

Who is named McDuffy

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

71% of people named McDuffy identified as Black (not Hispanic), 23% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 71%
White (not Hispanic) 23%
Two or more races 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous McDuffys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jack McDuff
American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader (1926-2001)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McDuffy

McDuffy 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 McDuffy come from?: Variant of McDuffie.
How common is the surname McDuffy?: 1,222 people in the United States had the surname McDuffy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 252,656 Americans. It ranked 21,403rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McDuffy?: In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named McDuffy identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 23% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McDuffy?: Jack McDuff, American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader (1926-2001).
Where is the surname McDuffy most common?: Wikidata records people named McDuffy in the United States.
Is the surname McDuffy getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,261 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,222 in 2010, down 3.1%.