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.
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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 occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Doughty? popularity and diffusion
The last name Doughty is the 20,206th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,231 people. The surname Doughty occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Doughty live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,075,395th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 80 people.
The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 15,638 people, or 1 in 23,178. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 7 percent live, Maine, where 5 percent live and New York, where 5 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 68 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.
Doughty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Doughty has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Doughty surname expanded 564 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 831 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 202 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 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 those holding the Doughty last name are 7.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.04% registered with the 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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