Scottish and Irish : Anglicized form of the Gaelic patronymic
Mac Dhubhthaigh or Mac Dhuibhshíthe (see
Duffy).
Scottish and Irish : according to Black this may be a variant
of McGuffog, which may represent Gaelic Mac Dhabhoig, a
patronymic from Davuc, a pet form of David.
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