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![Show Contents]() Duffus History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The ancient Anglo-Saxon surname Duffus came from the Old Norse personal name Dólgfinnr, which was popular in the north of England during the 11th century. However, the surname Duffus may also de derived from the Old Norse forename Dufan, which was borrowed from the Old Irish personal name Dubán. Early Origins of the Duffus familyThe surname Duffus 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 Duffus familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Duffus research. Another 87 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1379 is included under the topic Early Duffus History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Duffus 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 Duffus family name include Duffin, Duffan, Duffyn, Duffane, Duffen and others. Early Notables of the Duffus familyMore information is included under the topic Early Duffus Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Duffus family to Ireland
Some of the Duffus 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.
| Duffus migration to the United States | + |
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 Duffus surname or a spelling variation of the name include:
Duffus Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Alexander Duffus, who landed in Charleston, South Carolina in 1806 1
- Jane Duffus, who arrived in Saratoga, NY in 1855 1
- Jessie Duffus, aged 28, who immigrated to America, in 1893
- John Duffus, aged 37, who immigrated to the United States, in 1894
Duffus Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Joanna Martin Duffus, aged 24, who landed in America, in 1905
- Jeanie Duffus, aged 34, who landed in America from Broughly Ferry, in 1906
- Joseph Duffus, aged 22, who landed in America from Aberdeenshire, in 1906
- Chas. G. Duffus, aged 19, who immigrated to the United States from Aberdeenshire, in 1906
- James Duffus, aged 29, who immigrated to the United States from Glasgow, Scotland, in 1907
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| Duffus migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Duffus Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Mr. Cornelius Dugan U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1784 2
Duffus Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century- Mary Duffus, aged 70, who settled in Halifax, Canada, in 1924
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Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Duffus Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- James Duffus, aged 46, a labourer, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Resolute" in 1865
| Contemporary Notables of the name Duffus (post 1700) | + |
- Parris Duffus (b. 1970), retired American professional ice hockey goaltender
- Louis George Duffus (1904-1984), Australian-born, South African cricketer
- Joseph James Duffus (1876-1957), Canadian merchant and parliamentarian
- 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)
- Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
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