McDuffie
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McDuffie or MacDuffie is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin.[1] McDuffie/MacDuffie is an Anglicization of the Gaelic Mac Duibhshíthe ("son of Duibhshíth").[1] The Gaelic name is composed of two elements; dubh ("black") + síth ("peace").[1]
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[edit] People surnamed McDuffie
- Dwayne McDuffie - A comic book animation writer.
- George McDuffie (1790–1851) - A Governor of South Carolina and a member of the United States Senate.
- John Van McDuffie (1841-1896) - A U.S. Representative from Alabama.
- J. D. McDuffie (1938-1991) - A NASCAR Winston Cup race car driver.
- Duncan McDuffie (1877-1951) - An architect, real estate developer, and conservationist in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Arthur McDuffie (-1979) - An African American, whose death at the hands of Miami-Dade police caused one of the worst riots in United States history.
- John McDuffie (1883–1950) - U.S. Representative from Alabama from (1919–1935).
- Robert McDuffie - An internationally-renowned violinist.
- Chris McDuffie - An American musician.
- O. J. McDuffie (1969-) - A professional American football player.
[edit] Places
- McDuffie County, Georgia - A county located in the U.S. state of Georgia.
[edit] Other
- Tydings-McDuffie Act - Officially the Philippine Independence Act; Public Law 73-127.
- MacDuffie School - A private school for grades 6-12 located in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States.
[edit] See also
- Clan Macfie - A Scottish clan, whose ancestral lands were on the island of Colonsay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland.
