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Where did the Irish Duffy family come from? What is the Irish Duffy family crest and coat of arms? When did the Duffy family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Duffy family history?
The original Gaelic form of Duffy was O Dubhthaigh. The first portion of the name is the word "dubh," which means "black," while the second portion is likely an obsolete Irish forename.
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- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
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Just like the English language, the Gaelic language of Ireland was not standardized in the Middle Ages. Therefore, one's name was often recorded under several different spellings during the life of its bearer. Spelling variations revealed in the search for the origins of the Duffy family name include Duffey, Duff, Duffy, O'Duffey, O'Duffy, Duffe, O'Duffe, Doey, Dohey, Doohey, O'Dowey and many more.First found in Connacht, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, and were one of the many families descended from the great Kings of Ireland called the "Three Collas." Descending from the Clan Colla was The Duffy, Lord of Fermanagh.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Duffy research. Another 583 words(42 lines of text) covering the years 1075, 1150, 1175, 1501, 1527, 1615, 1809, and 1871 are included under the topic Early Duffy History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Duffy. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Ireland became inhospitable for many native Irish families in the 19th centuries. Poverty, lack of opportunities, high rents, and discrimination forced thousands to leave the island for North America. The largest exodus of Irish settlers occurred with the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. For these immigrants the journey to British North America and the United States was long and dangerous and many did not live to see the shores of those new lands. Those who did make it were essential to the development of what would become two of the wealthiest and most powerful nations of the world. These Irish immigrants were not only important for peopling the new settlements and cities, they also provided the manpower needed for the many industrial and agricultural projects so essential to these growing nations. Immigration and passenger lists have documented the arrival of various people bearing the name Duffy to North America:
Duffy Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Rose Duffy, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pa in 1773
- Mary Duffy, who landed in New York in 1792
- Ross Duffy, who arrived in New York in 1798
Duffy Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Jno Duffy, who landed in New York, NY in 1804
- Philip Duffy, aged 21, landed in Philadelphia, Pa in 1805
- Jane Duffy, aged 14, arrived in New York, NY in 1806
- Alice Duffy, aged 18, landed in New York, NY in 1806
- Fargus Duffy, who arrived in New York, NY in 1810
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- Brian Duffy (b. 1953), former NASA Astronaut with over 40 days in space
- John Aloysius Duffy (1884-1944), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, Bishop of Syracuse (1933 to 1937)
- Patrick G. Duffy (b. 1949), American character actor of stage and film, best knwon for his role on Dalls
- Sir Charles Gavan Duffy (1816-1903), Irish journalist and politician from Monaghan, who later became Premier of Victoria, Australia
- Sir Frank Gavan Duffy (1852-1936), son of Sir Charles, Chief Justice of Australia from 1931 to 1936
- George Gavan Duffy (1882-1951), English-born, Irish politician
- Maureen Duffy (b. 1933), British poet, playwright and novelist
- Carol Ann Duffy CBE, FRSL (b. 1955), Scottish poet and playwright, Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom
- Aimée Ann Duffy (b. 1984), known as Duffy, Welsh singer-songwriter, winner of Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album (2009)
- Sir Albert Edward Patrick Duffy (b. 1920), English Economist, Member of Parliament for Colne Valley 1963-1966, President of the NATO Assembly
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- Philip A. Duffy and Sam Wilson with Allied Families, York County, Merrick County, Nebraska.
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Hickey, D.J. and J.E. Doherty. A New Dictionary of Irish History form 1800 2nd Edition. Dublin: Gil & MacMillian, 2003. Print.
- Land Owners in Ireland. Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-1203-3).
- Vicars, Sir Arthur. Index to the Prerogative Wills of Ireland 1536-1810. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
- Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1978. Print.
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