Doherthy Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Doherthy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Doherthy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:214,0438,362
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Doherthy Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Doherthy Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Doherthy is found most frequently in Ireland. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Doherthy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,543,123rd most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Doherthy reside; 77 percent reside in Northern Europe and 77 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most frequent in Ireland, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 214,043. In Ireland it is mostly found in: Ulster, where 100 percent live and Leinster, where 5 percent live. Other than Ireland it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Doherthy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Doherthy has changed through the years. In Ireland the share of the population with the last name expanded 733 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Doherthy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Doherthy surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Doherthy earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.77% less than the national average, earning $31,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doherty93108,767/
Doerthy934/
Dohearty8821/
Dohertys886/
Doeherty885/
Dohertty882/
Dooherty882/
Doheerty881/
D'Oherty881/
Dohertey881/
Doherrty880/
Doherdty880/
Dojherty880/
Douhgerty823/
Douhherty821/
Daherty805/
Doherti804/
Doertih803/
Dohirty800/
Dauherty756/
Dohertes751/
Dohertoi751/
Daeherty750/
Doerte713/
Daujherty711/
Doerter6790/
Dehearte634/
Daerti577/
Deurti571/
Dahirte531/
Deurtte530/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Doherthy
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