Duke
in Tennessee
There are 2,026 people with the last name "Duke" in Tennessee.
Ranking in Tennessee
| Name | Rank |
|---|---|
| Duke | 356 |
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Meaning & History
English and Irish: possibly also from the personal name Duke, a short form of Marmaduke, a personal name said to be from Irish mael Maedoc ‘devotee (mael, maol ‘bald’, ‘tonsured one’) of Maedoc’, a personal name (M’Aodhóg) meaning ‘my little Aodh’, borne by various early Irish saints, in particular a 6th-century abbot of Clonmore and a 7th-century bishop of Ferns.
Scottish: compare the old Danish personal name Duk (Old Norse Dūkr).
In some cases, possibly an Americanized form of French
Possibly an Americanized spelling of Polish
