Given name & surname

Duffin

“descendant of Dubhfionn”

Duffin is a surname from Irish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Duffin goes back to Irish Ó Duibhfinn, meaning “descendant of Dubhfionn.”

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Where it comes from

Duffin comes from Irish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Irish Ó Duibhfinn (“descendant of Dubhfionn”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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