Duffus is a surname of Scottish and English origins. In England it originated from terms meaning someone connected to a dovehouse.Harrison, Henry, -1921, and Gyda Pulling Harrison. Surnames of the United Kingdom: a Concise Etymological Dictionary. London: Eaton Press, 191218 In Scotland, it originated as a habitational surname for the parish of Duffus.
Notable people with the surname include: Carol M. Duffus, British professor Chester Stairs Duffus (1891–1981), Canadian military pilot Courtney Duffus (born 1995), English-born Irish-Jamaican soccer player Dwight Duffus, Canadian-American mathematician Herbert Duffus (1908–2002), Jamaican judge John Duffus (1901–1975), Scottish soccer player Joseph James Duffus (1876–1957), Canadian merchant and parliamentarian Joshua Duffus (born 2005), English soccer player Louis Duffus (1904–1984), South African cricketer Mark Anthony Duffus, British rapper Parris Duffus (born 1970), American ice hockey player Paul Duffus (born 1969), birth name of British artist Faisal Abdu'Allah Robert Duffus (1891–1949), Scottish soccer player
See also Lord Duffus
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