Duffield (surname)
Duffield is a surname in the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, Zimbabwe and the United States. The name Duffield is part of the legacy of Anglo-Saxon tribes of Great Britain.
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| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Word/name | Anglo-Saxon |
| Meaning | (English) Belonging to Duffield, probably the Dove-Field [Old English dufe + feld]. |
| Region of origin | England |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Duffeld, Duffell, Duffill, Duffitt, and others |
History
Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers during the political and religious discontent in England. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and move to North America bore the name Duffield; e.g., John Duffield, a boy of 14, landed in Virginia, United States, in 1622. Benjamin Duffield made New Jersey his home in 1678. Over the next hundred years, the name Duffield was to be found in Philadelphia and other eastern seaboard cities.
Duffield is ranked 10,366 most common out of 88,799 surnames in the United States.[1]
Notable people
- Alexander Duffield (1821–1890), English mining engineer, Hispanist and writer
- Andrew Duffield (born 1958), Australian musician
- Barry Duffield (born 1962), Australian actor, producer, scriptwriter and director
- D. Bethune Duffield (1821–1891), American poet and attorney
- Brian Duffield, American screenwriter
- Burkely Duffield (born 1992), Canadian actor
- David Duffield (sports commentator) (1931–2016), British cyclist and TV commentator
- David Duffield (born 1941), American software businessman
- George Duffield (disambiguation), several people
- JaCorian Duffield (born 1992), American track and field athlete
- Jadey Duffield (born 1991), English actress, model and dancer
- John Duffield (born 1939), British financier
- Linda Duffield (born 1953), British diplomat
- Paul Duffield (born 1985), Australian rules footballer
- Peter Duffield (born 1969), English professional footballer
- Richard Duffield (fl.1413–1435), English politician
- Robert Duffield (1935–2000), Australian journalist
- Rosie Duffield (born 1971), British politician
- Thomas Duffield (academic), Master of University College, Oxford 1396–98
- Thomas Duffield (died 1579), MP for East Grinstead, England
- Thomas Duffield (1782–1854), English farmer and politician
- Victoria Duffield (born 1995), Canadian singer, actress and dancer
- Dame Vivien Duffield (born 1946), British philanthropist
- Walter Duffield (1816–1882), British pastoralist and politician in South Australia
- William Duffield (painter) (1816–1863), British still-life painter
- William Ward Duffield (1823–1907), American coal industry executive, railroad construction engineer and army officer
- William E. Duffield (1922–2001), member of the Pennsylvania State Senate
See also
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