Doughty Surname

20,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,068 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Doughty Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the doughty,' i.e. the strong, the valiant; Middle English duhti and dohti.

John Dughti, de Strensall, carnifex, 8 Edward II: Freemen of York.

Johanna Doughti, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Doughty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,6381:23,1782,914
England7,0891:7,8601,150
Australia1,7121:15,7692,226
Canada8221:44,8245,519
New Zealand3901:11,6112,017
Wales2991:10,3501,147
Scotland1861:28,7843,020
Northern Ireland1751:10,5431,641
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
Ireland1121:42,0443,251
Barbados771:3,733502
Malaysia451:655,42731,286
Spain451:1,038,93438,115
Trinidad and Tobago431:31,7203,224
France401:1,660,568152,033
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Bermuda171:3,840587
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Norway111:467,48139,375
Turks and Caicos Islands111:3,121346
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines71:16,094893
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Panama51:782,45211,059
China41:341,830,39216,990
Grenada41:27,1341,180
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland901:49,2214,175
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,6861:6,6131,023
Scotland921:40,6873,079
Wales361:43,5672,298
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7731:18,1102,299

Doughty (80) may also be a first name.

Doughty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the doughty,' i.e. the strong, the valiant; Middle English duhti and dohti.

John Dughti, de Strensall, carnifex, 8 Edward II: Freemen of York.

Johanna Doughti, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Doughty, faylour, 1379: ibid.

Adam Doughty, 1379: ibid.

Robertus Dughty, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

Johannes Dughti, 1379: ibid.

1632. Baptised — John, s. Richard Dowtye: St. James, Clerkenwell.

Edward Doughtie, of Stockport, cleri, 1616: Wills at Chester.

1806. Married — Daniel Doughty and Ann Gray: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Perhaps from Old English dyhtig, ME. doughty(e, valiant. Ricerdus Duchti held land in the vill of Traqwayre, 1365 (RMS., I, 202). Thomas Douchtie, 'ane heremeit foundit the cheppill of Lauriet besyid Mussilburgh" in 1533 (Diur. Occ., p. 17), The hermit's name may be a variant of Duthie as it is also found spelled Duthy, Douchtie, and Dughtie (History of regality of Musselburgh, p. 95—96). In Wright's Court hand restored the name is Latinized Durentius.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Brave, Strong [Middle English doughty(e, dohti, duhti, Old English dyhtig) Then sayd the doughtè Doglas Unto the Lord Persè: To kyll all thes giltless men, Alas! it wear pittè.—‘Ancient Ballad of Chevy Chase’: Percy’s Reliques.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The brave, strong man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Anglo-Saxon, dohtig, valiant, hardy, manly.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Strong, brave, noble.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

William de Oughtia, Normandy 1180, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Geoffry, Henry de Dote, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum). See also Dold.

The Norman People (1874)

From the German, Daute; from the Dutch, Dothée, Daudeij; from the French, Daude; from the Flemish, Dotheij; in the Domesday Book, Dodid, Doth, Dot; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Doughty Last Name Facts

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

The last name Doughty is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Doughty? popularity and diffusion

Doughty is the 20,206th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 269,231 people. Doughty occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Doughty reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Doughty is also the 1,075,395th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 80 people.

The last name Doughty is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 15,638 people, or 1 in 23,178. In The United States Doughty is most frequent in: Texas, where 7 percent reside, Maine, where 5 percent reside and New York, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 68 countries. It is also common in England, where 26 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Doughty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Doughty has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Doughty surname rose 564 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 831 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 202 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 124 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Doughty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (68%) in Ireland.

In The United States Doughty are 7.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.04% registered with the political party.

The amount Doughty earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.01% less than the national average, earning 311,431 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 103.47% more than the national average, earning R 483,516 per year; in United States they earn 1.53% more than the national average, earning $43,808 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.06% more than the national average, earning $49,711 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doughtyy933/
Doughtey933/
Dhoughty931/
Doughtay930/
Dughty922/
Doghty922/
Daughty86139/
Doughti863/
Doughte862/
Donghty861/
Duoghty861/
Doughtie80893/
Doughter8014/
Daughtey8011/
Daughtty801/
Daughtay801/
Daughthy801/
Daughtiy801/
Daughtoy800/
Daughtiey751/
Doughthet750/
Doughtett750/
Daughte712/
Daughta711/
Daeghty710/
Daighty710/
Daughter67576/
Daughtee675/
Daughtie672/
Daughther631/
Daghti621/
Dhaghte572/
Daaghter530/

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