Doughney Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Doughney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Doughney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:2,499,717152,655
England281:1,989,93178,001
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Doughney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Doughney occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Doughney? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,189,614th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 36,620,834 people. The surname Doughney is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Doughney live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 2,499,717. In The United States it is most frequent in: Maryland, where 17 percent are found, Florida, where 14 percent are found and Connecticut, where 13 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Doughney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Doughney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Doughney last name increased 537 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 147 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Doughney Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Doughney last name are 11.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.62% registered to vote for the party.

Doughney earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.32% less than the national average, earning $42,580 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dougney931/
Doughne931/
Doughny930/
Doghney930/
Daughney8845/
Doughnay880/
Dougny8648/
Dogney8619/
Dougne8611/
Dugney861/
Doughenny820/
Doungne8013/
Doughna805/
Dougnet802/
Douggne801/
Daugney801/
Daughny800/
Daghney800/
Dogny77371/
Dugne77252/
Dogne77169/
Dugny77166/
Doughnou7577/
Doungnoy758/
Deugnney751/
Daughnet750/
Dougna71324/
Docgne71200/
Dughna71185/
Doghna71134/
Dokgne71121/
Dagney71117/
Daghne7154/
Doigny7141/
Dughni7140/
Daugny7120/
Dogner7116/
Dognez7116/
Doggne7112/
Dognie7111/
Dongny718/
Dongne716/
D'Ogny715/
Dougni715/
Doigne712/
Dugner711/
Dognye711/
Doghni711/
Doegne711/
Deugne711/
Dungne711/
Duegny710/
Dugnet710/
Dugnay710/
Dugenne6785/
Doignie6767/
Daigney6727/
Dougnou6723/
Doignet6718/
Dougnat6715/
Dugenny6713/
Dockgne6710/
Doignée678/
Daughna674/
Dooghna674/
Doignee673/
Doungna673/
Donkgne672/
Doungni672/
Dungnuy672/
Dangney671/
Dioagne671/
Dongnoy671/
Dognahe671/
Dokgnet671/
Dokgnie671/
Daghneh671/
Douegna671/
Dugness671/
Daughni671/
Dugnaye670/
Deigney670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Doughney
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