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![Show Contents]() Duffan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The origins of the name Duffan are from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It is derived from the Old Norse personal name Dólgfinnr, which was popular in the north of England during the 11th century. However, the surname Duffan may also de derived from the Old Norse forename Dufan, which was borrowed from the Old Irish personal name Dubán. Early Origins of the Duffan familyThe surname Duffan was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066. Early History of the Duffan familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Duffan research. Another 87 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1379 is included under the topic Early Duffan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Duffan Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Duffan family name include Duffin, Duffan, Duffyn, Duffane, Duffen and others. Early Notables of the Duffan familyMore information is included under the topic Early Duffan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Duffan family to Ireland
Some of the Duffan family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 44 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Duffan surname or a spelling variation of the name include:
Duffan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John Duffan, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1851 1
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Duffan migration to the United States 
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