Duffy is a surname of Irish origin. It comes from the original Irish name Ó Dubhthaigh, meaning descendant or grandson of Dubhthach. Dubhthach was an Old Irish first name meaning "Dark one". It may refer to: A family name, or surname, is that part of a persons name that indicates to what family he or she belongs. ... A formal Irish-language name consists of a given name and a surname, as in English. ... Old Irish is the name given to the oldest form of the Irish language which can be more or less fully reconstructed from extant sources. ...

Irish

• Conúil Duffy, Irish Poet
• Eamon Duffy, historian
• George Gavan Duffy, Irish politician
• James Duffy, an Irish publisher of Nationalist and Roman Catholic books, bibles and religious texts.
• James Duffy, Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross in 1917
• Jim Duffy, author, political commentator, and Irish advisor to Australia's Republic Advisory Committee
• Joe Duffy, Irish radio personality
• Joseph Duffy, Irish Catholic bishop
• Keith Duffy, Irish musician from Boyzone
• Martin Duffy, Irish filmmaker and writer
• Mik Duffy, Irish filmmaker and journalist on film
• Thomas Duffy (1805-1858), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross in 1857
• Seán Duffy, historian
• Anthony Duffy Key figure in Northside and bagger folklore. Inspiration for The Simpsons Character "Duffman"

Eamon Duffy is an Irish Professor of the History of Christianity at the University of Cambridge, and former President of Magdalene College. ... George Gavan Duffy (1882 - 1951) was an Irish politician. ... James Duffy (1809–1871) was a prominent 19th century Irish book publisher. ... James Duffy Born Thor Gweedore, Co Donegal, 17 November 1889 was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... Jim Duffy (born 12 April 1966) is an Irish historian, political commentator and author. ... Joe Duffy (born 1956) is an Irish radio personality. ... Joseph Duffy (born February 3, 1934) is the Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher in Ireland since 1979. ... Keith Peter Thomas Francis John Duffy (born October 1, 1974 in Dublin) was a member of the boy band Boyzone. ... Boyzone were an Irish boy band (pop group) of the 1990s. ... Martin Duffy Martin Duffy, (born August 25, 1952 in Dublin) is an Irish filmmaker and writer. ... Mik Duffy is a writer from Armagh, Northern Ireland, currently resided in Belfast, he writes mainly for and about film. ... Thomas Duffy VC (1805- 23 December 1858), born in Caulry, Athlone, County Westmeath, was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ...

Australians

• Charles Gavan Duffy, Australian politician
• Frank Gavan Duffy, Australian judge

Charles Gavan Duffy Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, KBE, KCMG (12 April 1816 - 9 February 1903) Irish nationalist and Australian colonial politician, was the 8th Premier of Victoria and one of the most colourful figures in Victorian political history. ... Sir Frank Gavan Duffy KCMG PC (born 1852, died 1936), Australian judge, was the fourth Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, sitting on the bench of the High Court from 1913 to 1935. ...

British

• Billy Duffy, British musician
• Brian Duffy, real name of British drummer Jet Black of The Stranglers
• Carol Ann Duffy, British poet
• Darryl Duffy, Scottish football player
• Jim Duffy, former football (soccer) player and Manager
• John Duffy and David Mulcahy, British murderers
• Martin Duffy, keyboardist with Primal Scream
• Maureen Duffy, British writer
• Nick Duffy, British songwriter
• Philip Duffy, living English composer of sacred music
• Patrick Duffy (UK politician)
• Richard Duffy, Welsh footballer
• Stephen Duffy, British songwriter

Billy Duffy (born William Henry Duffy, 12 May 1961, Hulme, Manchester) is best known as the guitarist of The Cult. ... Jet Black was born Brian John Duffy, on 26 August 1938 in Ilford, Essex, England. ... The Stranglers are an English rock music group, formed on September 11, 1974 in Guildford, Surrey. ... Carol Ann Duffy Carol Ann Duffy (born December 23, 1955) is a British poet, playwright and freelance writer born in Glasgow, Scotland. ... Darryl Duffy (born 16 April 1984) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Hull City. ... Jim Duffy is a Scottish football manager. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... John Duffy and David Mulcahy (both born 1959) are two notorious British rapists and murderers who together attacked numerous women at railway stations in the south of England through the 1980s. ... Martin Duffy is the keyboardist with Scottish band Primal Scream. ... Primal Scream are a rock group formed as a duo in 1982 in Glasgow, Scotland, by Bobby Gillespie and Jim Beattie, evolving into a band in 1984 at which time Gillespie was also the drummer in The Jesus and Mary Chain. ... Maureen Duffy (b. ... Nicholas Nick John Duffy (born June 24, 1956 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England) is a British artist, illustrator and musician. ... Philip Duffy (b. ... Albert Edward Patrick Duffy (born June 17, 1920), British Labour politician and economist, was Member of Parliament for Colne Valley 1963-1966, and for Sheffield Attercliffe 1970-1992. ... Richard Duffy, (born August 30, 1985 in Swansea), is a Welsh Association Football player. ... Stephen Anthony James Duffy (born May 30, 1960 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England) is a British songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist. ...

North Americans

• Brian Duffy, American astronaut
• Charles John Duffy, American WWII pilot, namesake of USS Duffy
• Chris Duffy, American baseball player
• Francis P. Duffy, Canadian-American Catholic priest
• Gerald Duffy, American screenwriter
• Hugh Duffy, American baseball player
• James E. Duffy, Jr., United States Democratic Party nominee for the Hawaii Supreme Court[1]
• James D. Duffy, M.D., neuropsychiatrist, and (former?) associate professor of clinical psychiatry at the University of Connecticut
• Jo Duffy, American comics book writer
• Joe Duffy, Owner of Duffy Printing
• John Aloysius Duffy, American bishop
• Julia Duffy, American actress
• Karen Duffy, American model and actress
• Michael Duffy TIME's Mng Ed and author
• Mike Duffy, Canadian television journalist
• Patrick Duffy (actor), American television actor
• Pat Duffy, American skateboarder
• Patricia Lynne Duffy
• P.W. Duffy (artist), American Contemporary artist
• Robert Duffy, American mayor
• Roger Duffy, American architect
• F. Ryan Duffy, American politician
• Sean Duffy, a politician from Colorado
• Terry Duffy, American politician
• Thomas C. Duffy, composer, conductor, Yale University professor
• Troy Duffy, American actor and film director

Brian Duffy Brian Duffy (Colonel, USAF, Ret. ... Charles John Duffy was born on December 31, 1919 in New York City. ... The USS Duffy (DE-27) was an Evarts-class destroyer escort that served in the Pacific during World War II. It was named after Charles John Duffy. ... Christopher Ellis Duffy (born April 20, 1980 in Brattleboro, Vermont) is a Major League Baseball player who plays outfield for the Pittsburgh Pirates. ... Monument in Times Square (click for obverse text) Francis Patrick Duffy ( 1871 - 1932 ) (See external source) was a Roman Catholic priest. ... Gerald Duffy (1896-June 25, 1928) was an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of the silent film era, as well as a journalist, and short story writer and copyeditor. ... Hugh Duffy of the Boston Red Sox at Comiskey Park in 1921. ... James E. Duffy, Jr. ... James D. Duffy is a neuropsychiatrist and palliative medicine physician. ... Mary Jo Duffy, often referred to simply as Jo Duffy, was a notable editor and writer of comic books for Marvel Comics in the 1980s. ... Joe Duffy (born 1956) is an Irish radio personality. ... Most Rev. ... Julia Duffy is a comedic actress who was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 27, 1951. ... Karen Duffy (born May 23, 1962) is an American model, television personality, and actress. ... Michael Duffy may refer to: Michael Duffy (Australian journalist) Michael Duffy (politician), an Australian politician Mike Duffy, a Canadian television journalist Category: ... Michael D. (Mike) Duffy (born 1946 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) is a Canadian television journalist. ... Patrick Duffy (born March 17, 1949 in Townsend, Montana) is an American television actor. ... Pat Duffy is a professional skateboarder. ... Patricia Lynne Duffy is an instructor in the UN Language and Communications Programme. ... Patrick William Duffy (born August 25, 1966 in Houston, Texas, USA) is an American artist, cartoonist, animator and muralist living in Florida. ... Robert J. Duffy (21 August 1954–) is the mayor of Rochester, New York. ... Roger Duffy is an American architect, known for his austerity and unorthodox business style. ... Francis Ryan Duffy (June 23, 1888 - August 16, 1979) was a member of the Democratic Party who served in the United States Senate for the state of Wisconsin from 1933 to 1939. ... Sean Duffy is a New Zealand actor. ... Terry Duffy has served on the Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders since 2004. ... Thomas C. Duffy (born June 17, 1955) is an American conductor and composer of modern classical music. ... Troy Duffy (born 8 June 1971 in Hartford, Connecticut) is an American director, screenwriter and musician. ...

Fictional Character

• James Duffy, a character in the short story "A Painful Case" (part of the book Dubliners) by James Joyce

O'Duffy

• Eoin O'Duffy, Irish politician
• Paul Staveley O'Duffy, music producer

General Eoin ODuffy (20 October 1892 - 30 November 1944), was in succession a Teachta Dála (TD), the Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army, the second Commissioner of the Garda Síochána, leader of the fascist Blueshirts and then the first leader of Fine Gael (1933... Paul Staveley ODuffy is a musical recording producer for Pop/Jazz/Rock group Swing Out Sister. ...

Duffey

• John Duffey, American bluegrass musician
• Joseph Duffey, American academic administrator

This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Bluegrass music is considered a form of American roots music with its own roots in the English, Irish and Scottish traditional music of immigrants from the British Isles (particularly the Scots-Irish immigrants of Appalachia), as well as the music of rural African-Americans, jazz, and blues. ... Dr. Joseph Duffey, the former chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (1977-1982), and former assistant Secretary of State for education and cultural affairs, served as director of the United States Information Agency from 1993 to 1999. ...

Places

Duffy is a placename

• Duffy, a suburb of Canberra, Australia
• Duffy's Cut, mass grave

Duffy (postcode: 2611) is a suburb in the Canberra district of Weston Creek. ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ... Duffys Cut Duffys cut is the name given to a mass grave of 57 Irish-American immigrant rail-road workers. ...

See also

• USS Duffy
• James Duffy
• Jim Duffy
• Duffy (group)
• Duffy's Tavern, radio sitcom
• Duffy antigen, a blood group antigen
• Duff (surname)

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