This interesting name can be traced to two possible origins. Firstly it may be a dialectal variant of the locational name "Duffield", a parish in the county of Derby and also two townships in Yorkshire, named from the Old Norse, "dufa", dove, and the Old English word "feld", pasture or open country, (see below). It is also a nickname deriving from the Old English "dufe" (dove), and "heafod" (head) and the Medieval English words "dove" (dove), and "heved" (head). One Richard Dovefote is recorded in Subsidy Rolls of Yorkshire and "William Dowfhed" is mentioned in the register of the freemen of the city of York (1355). Early records name Joan Dufett, daughter of John Dufett, who was christened in Christchurch, London in 1550. Elizabeth Duffitt, daughter of Mary and Thomas Duffitt, was christened at St. Dunstan, Stepney, London on November 16th 1621. The earliest record of "Duffett" is Catherina Duffett", daughter of Mariae and Roberti Duffett, christened in St. Martin in the Fields, Westminster, on November 30th 1665. Variations of the name existing today are "Duffet", "Duffitt", "Duffell", "Duffield" and "Duffill". The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Roger de Duffeld, which was dated 1190, in the "Poll Tax Records of Yorkshire", during the reign of King Richard 1, known as "Richard the Lionheart", 1189 - 1199. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation.
A majority of my Duffett research is with great thanks to Lynda Lawrence, Judith Stanley, Dave Harris, Christine Lawrence & especially to Teresa Francis for providing me with Duffett BMD records which I've used extensively throughtout.
Duffett, Agnes (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Agnes (of Greenwich, Gtr London)
Duffett, Agnes Ida (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Alfred (of Boarshurst, Saddleworth, Yorkshire)
Duffett, Alfred (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Albert (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Alice Emma (of Sherborne, Dorset)
Duffett, Amelina Flora Maria (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Ann (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Ann (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Ann (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Ann (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Anna-Maria (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Annie Eliza (of Newton, Gtr Manchester)
Duffett, Arthur (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Arthur (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Arthur (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Arthur (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Arthur Leroy (of Townsend, Sandusky, Ohio, USA)
Duffett, Arthur William (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Beatrice (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Beatrice
Duffett, Bertha (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Bessie Maria (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Caroline (of Sherborne, Dorset)
Duffett, Cecil (of Townsend, Sandusky, Ohio, USA)
Duffett, Charles (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Charles (of Sherborne, Dorset)
Duffett, Charlotte Julia (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Clara (of Hoyland, Barnsley, York)
Duffett, Clement (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Clemeth Lyle (of Sandusky, Ohio, USA)
Duffett, David (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Dora (of Delph, Saddleworth, Yorkshire)
Duffett, Dorcus Louisa (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Edwin (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Edwin Job (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Edwin Walter C. (of Barry, Glamorgan, Wales)
Duffett, Elias (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Eliza (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Eliza (of Lambeth, Surrey)
Duffett, Eliza (of Sherborne, Dorset)
Duffett, Eliza Jane (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Eliza Jane (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Elizabeth (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Elizabeth (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Elizabeth (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Elizabeth Ann (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Elizabeth Ann (of Deptford St Paul, London)
Duffett, Elizabeth Ellen (of Radcliff, Gtr Manchester)
Duffett, Ellen (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Elsie (of Delph, Saddleworth, Yorkshire)
Duffett, Elsie (of Newton, Gtr Manchester)
Duffett, Emily (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Emily (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Emily (of Greenwich, Gtr London)
Duffett, Emma (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Emma Elizabeth (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Ethel Marie (of Townsend, Sandusky, Ohio, USA)
Duffett, Florence (of Townsend, Sandusky, Ohio, USA)
Duffett, Frederick (of Sherborne, Dorset)
Duffett, George (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, George (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, George (of Henstridge, Somerset)
Duffett, George (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, George (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, George Albert (of Townsend, Sandusky, Ohio, USA)
Duffett, Hannah (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Hannah (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Harriet (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Harriet (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Harriet Louisa (of Greenwich, Gtr London)
Duffett, Harry (of Delph, Saddleworth, Yorkshire)
Duffett, Harry (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Henry (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Henry (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Iverna (of Huron, Ohio, USA)
Duffett, James (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, James (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, James (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Jane (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Jane (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Jane (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Jane (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Jane Ann (of Pendlebury, Lancashire)
Duffett, Jehu (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Job (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Job (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Job (of Sherborne, Dorset)
Duffett, John (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, John (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, John (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, John (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, John (of Henstridge, Somerset)
Duffett, John (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, John (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, John (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, John (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Kate (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Lazarus (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Louisa Mary (of Southampton St Mary, Hampshire)
Duffett, Lucy M. (of Gillingham, Dorset)
Duffett, Mark Henry (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Mary (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Mary (of Sherborne, Dorset)
Duffett, Mary Jane (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Nehemiah (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Pearl (of Townsend, Sandusky, Ohio, USA)
Duffett, Priscilla (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Richard Thomas (of Newton, Gtr Manchester)
Duffett, Ruth (of Sherborne, Dorset)
Duffett, Ruth Elizabeth (of Pendlebury, Lancashire)
Duffett, Samuel (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Sarah (of Sherborne, Dorset)
Duffett, Sarah (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Sarah (of Sherborne, Dorset)
Duffett, Sarah (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Sarah (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Sarah Ann (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Sarah Eliza (of Milan, Erie, Ohio, USA)
Duffett, Sarah J. (of Greenwich, Gtr London)
Duffett, Sarah Joan (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Sophia (of Glanvilles Wootton, Dorset)
Duffett, Susannah (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Tamar (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Tamar (of Sherborne, Dorset)
Duffett, Tamar (of Sherborne, Dorset)
Duffett, Theophilus (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Thomas (of Sherborne, Dorset)
Duffett, Thomas (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Thomas (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Thomas (of Sherborne, Dorset)
Duffett, Thomas (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Thomas (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Thomas (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Tom (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Walter (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Walter (of Sherborne, Dorset)
Duffett, Walter Ernest A. (of Deptford St Paul, London)
Duffett, Walter Henry (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, Walter John (of Huron, Ohio, USA)
Duffett, William (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, William (of Stalbridge, Dorset)
Duffett, William Edward (of Newton, Gtr Manchester)
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