Last Name DAFF

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Meaning Nickname: Daft and daff, probably allied with deaf, dull hearing. Also a foolish sort of fellow, 'daffe, or he that spekythe not yn tyme.' A Daff might have played in the Notts County Eleven in 1273 as well as 1886.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 87,348 (2000 US census)
Count 198 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 91.92%, or 182 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 6.06%, or 12 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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