Duff

Where Duff comes from

From the Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, from dubh (“dark”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Duff
  • 1 syllable
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year, and the peak
    #909 among boys with 5 babies — the first year on record, and still its best.
  2. 1881
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  3. 1890
    Duff Cooper born
    British Conservative Party politician, diplomat and author
  4. 1966
    Duff Gibson born
    skeleton racer
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Duff Gibson · skeleton racer, born 1966
  • Duff Cooper · British Conservative Party politician, diplomat and author, 1890–1954
  • Duff Abrams · American engineer, pioneer in the rheology of cements, 1880–1965
  • Duff Twysden · British socialite, 1891–1938
  • Duff Green · American politician, 1791–1875

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.