McDuffie

McDuffie or MacDuffie is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin.[1] McDuffie/MacDuffie is an Anglicization of the Gaelic Mac Duibhshíthe ("son of Duibhshíth").[1] The Gaelic name is composed of two elements; dubh ("black") + síth ("peace").[1] The name is sometimes shortened to McPhee or McFee. Notable people with the surname include:

See also

  • McDuffie County, Georgia – A county located in the U.S. state of Georgia
  • Tydings–McDuffie Act – Officially the Philippine Independence Act; Public Law 73-127
  • MacDuffie School – A private school for grades 6-12 located in Granby, Massachusetts, United States
  • Clan Macfie – A Scottish clan, whose ancestral lands were on the island of Colonsay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland
  • Mount McDuffie – A mountain in the Sierra Nevada, California

Notes

  1. Name Meanings ancestry.com. Retrieved on August 28, 2007
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