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Origins Available: Irish, Scottish Where did the Irish MacDuffie family come from? What is the Irish MacDuffie family crest and coat of arms? When did the MacDuffie family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the MacDuffie family history? The original Gaelic form of MacDuffie 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.Within the archives researched, many different spelling variations of the surname MacDuffie were found. These included One reason for the many variations is that scribes and church officials often spelled an individual's name as it sounded. This imprecise method often led to many versions. 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. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacDuffie 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 MacDuffie History in all our PDF Extended History products. Another 32 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early MacDuffie Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. The 19th century saw a great wave of Irish families leaving Ireland for the distant shores of North America and Australia. These families often left their homeland hungry, penniless, and destitute do to the policies of England. Those Irish immigrants that survived the long sea passage initially settled on the eastern seaboard of the continent. Some, however, moved north to a then infant Canada as United Empire Loyalists after ironically serving with the English in the American War of Independence. Others that remained in America later joined the westward migration in search of land. The greatest influx of Irish immigrants, though, came to North America during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. Thousands left Ireland at this time for North America, and those who arrived were immediately put to work building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. In fact, the foundations of today's powerful nations of the United Sates and Canada were to a larger degree built by the Irish. Archival documents indicate that members of the MacDuffie family relocated to North American shores quite early: MacDuffie Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
The MacDuffie Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The MacDuffie Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname. This page was last modified on 7 November 2011 at 08:54. ©2000-2012 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Tools
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