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]

People surnamed McDuffie

• Dwayne McDuffie (1962-2011) – A comic book and animation writer.
• George McDuffie (1790–1851) – A Governor of South Carolina and a member of the United States Senate.
• John Van McDuffie (1841–1896) – A U.S. Representative from Alabama.
• J. D. McDuffie (1938–1991) – A NASCAR Winston Cup race car driver.
• Duncan McDuffie (1877–1951) – An architect, real estate developer, and conservationist in San Francisco, California, USA.
• Arthur McDuffie (–1979) – An African American, whose death at the hands of Miami-Dade police caused one of the worst riots in United States history.
• John McDuffie (1883–1950) – U.S. Representative from Alabama from (1919–1935).
• Robert McDuffie – An internationally-renowned violinist.
• Chris McDuffie – An American musician.
• O. J. McDuffie (1969–) – A professional American football player.

Places

• McDuffie County, Georgia – A county located in the U.S. state of Georgia.

Other

• 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.

See also

• Clan Macfie – A Scottish clan, whose ancestral lands were on the island of Colonsay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland.

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c} Name Meanings ancestry.com. Retrieved on August 28, 2007

External links

• McDuffie Y chromosome DNA project

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