Doughty Surname
Approximately 27,068 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameDoughty Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15,638 | 1:23,178 | 2,914 |
| England | 7,089 | 1:7,860 | 1,150 |
| Australia | 1,712 | 1:15,769 | 2,226 |
| Canada | 822 | 1:44,824 | 5,519 |
| New Zealand | 390 | 1:11,611 | 2,017 |
| Wales | 299 | 1:10,350 | 1,147 |
| Scotland | 186 | 1:28,784 | 3,020 |
| Northern Ireland | 175 | 1:10,543 | 1,641 |
| Fiji | 126 | 1:7,098 | 1,425 |
| Ireland | 112 | 1:42,044 | 3,251 |
| Barbados | 77 | 1:3,733 | 502 |
| Malaysia | 45 | 1:655,427 | 31,286 |
| Spain | 45 | 1:1,038,934 | 38,115 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 43 | 1:31,720 | 3,224 |
| France | 40 | 1:1,660,568 | 152,033 |
| South Africa | 33 | 1:1,641,749 | 81,435 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Bermuda | 17 | 1:3,840 | 587 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 11 | 1:3,121 | 346 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7 | 1:16,094 | 893 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:14,304 | 3,169 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Grenada | 4 | 1:27,134 | 1,180 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 90 | 1:49,221 | 4,175 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,686 | 1:6,613 | 1,023 |
| Scotland | 92 | 1:40,687 | 3,079 |
| Wales | 36 | 1:43,567 | 2,298 |
| Isle of Man | 4 | 1:13,567 | 1,192 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,773 | 1:18,110 | 2,299 |
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.
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.
(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.
(English) The brave, strong man.
Anglo-Saxon, dohtig, valiant, hardy, manly.
Strong, brave, noble.
William de Oughtia, Normandy 1180, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Geoffry, Henry de Dote, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum). See also Dold.
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.
Doughty Demographics
Average Doughty Salary in
United States
$43,808 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doughtyy | 93 | 3 | / |
| Doughtey | 93 | 3 | / |
| Dhoughty | 93 | 1 | / |
| Doughtay | 93 | 0 | / |
| Dughty | 92 | 2 | / |
| Doghty | 92 | 2 | / |
| Daughty | 86 | 139 | / |
| Doughti | 86 | 3 | / |
| Doughte | 86 | 2 | / |
| Donghty | 86 | 1 | / |
| Duoghty | 86 | 1 | / |
| Doughtie | 80 | 893 | / |
| Doughter | 80 | 14 | / |
| Daughtey | 80 | 11 | / |
| Daughtty | 80 | 1 | / |
| Daughtay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Daughthy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Daughtiy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Daughtoy | 80 | 0 | / |
| Daughtiey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Doughthet | 75 | 0 | / |
| Doughtett | 75 | 0 | / |
| Daughte | 71 | 2 | / |
| Daughta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Daeghty | 71 | 0 | / |
| Daighty | 71 | 0 | / |
| Daughter | 67 | 576 | / |
| Daughtee | 67 | 5 | / |
| Daughtie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Daughther | 63 | 1 | / |
| Daghti | 62 | 1 | / |
| Dhaghte | 57 | 2 | / |
| Daaghter | 53 | 0 | / |
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