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1. DUFFY

   Aimee Anne Duffy (born 23 June 1984) is a Welsh singer, songwriter and actress. Her music style has been described as a mixture of soul, blue-eyed soul, pop rock, neo soul and pop music. Duffy released her debut album, Rockferry, in 2008. It topped the charts in several music markets, and led to worldwide attention. It was preceded by the lead single "Mercy", which reached number one in several countries and the top ten in twelve others. In 2009, Duffy received the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album for Rockferry, one of three nominations, and won three out of four Brit Awards nominations, for British Breakthrough, Best British Female and Best British Album. In 2010, she made her acting debut in the film Patagonia and released her second studio album Endlessly to moderate success. In February 2011, she announced an indefinite hiatus from music. She briefly returned in 2015, appearing in the film Legend and later contributed three songs to its soundtrack. In 2020, Duffy explained her long term absence from the music industry, saying that she had been recovering following being abducted and sexually assaulted. According to Duffy's official website, she is currently signed to Universal Recording Group.

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1. Duffy

   Amie Ann Duffy, known as Duffy, is a Welsh singer-songwriter and occasional actress. Born in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales, her career began when she recorded and released her debut EP, Aimée Duffy, in 2004. Duffy was later introduced to Jeannette Lee of Rough Trade Records in 2007 Duffy signed a recording contract with A&M Records where she released her debut album. Her 2008 debut album, Rockferry, entered the UK Album Chart at number one. It was the best-selling album in the United Kingdom in 2008 with 1.68 million copies sold. The album was certified several times Platinum and sold over 7 million copies worldwide, spawning the hits "Mercy" and "Warwick Avenue". With "Mercy", Duffy became the first Welsh woman to achieve number-one on the UK Singles Chart since Bonnie Tyler topped the charts with "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983. In 2010, she completed recording of her second album Endlessly that was released on 29 November and made her acting debut in the film Patagonia. In February 2011, Duffy announced she would take an extended hiatus from music before beginning work on her third album.

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1. DUFFY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Duffy is ranked #892 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Duffy surname appeared 38,835 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 13 would have the surname Duffy.
   
   90.7% or 35,227 total occurrences were White.
   4.2% or 1,650 total occurrences were Black.
   2.2% or 874 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.6% or 633 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 260 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.4% or 190 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Duffy in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Duffy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duffy
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Duffy
3. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html