Släkthistoria för Duffus
Duffus Vad efternamn betyder
Scottish: habitational name from a place in Morayshire called Duffus. English: nickname or topographic name from Middle English douvehous duffous ‘dovecote’ for someone who lived by or worked in a dovehouse. It is possible that the English form of this name died out in or after the medieval period. Possibly also an Americanized form of Dutch Duffhues or Duifhuis: topographic or habitational name referring to a house or a farm distinguished by a dovecot (compare 2 above) and named so.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
