O'Dogherty Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

O'Dogherty Surname Definition:

O'DOCHARTY: Irish O'Dochartaigh, 'descendant of Dochartach' (Woulfe). There were a number of people of this name in Islay in early seventeenth century under the Campbells of Cawdor. Donald O'Dochartie in Islay, 1629 (Cawdor). James Odocherty and William Odocherty in Tormistell, Islay, 1733 (Bk.

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O'Dogherty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain531:882,11434,832
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315

O'Dogherty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

O'DOCHARTY: Irish O'Dochartaigh, 'descendant of Dochartach' (Woulfe). There were a number of people of this name in Islay in early seventeenth century under the Campbells of Cawdor. Donald O'Dochartie in Islay, 1629 (Cawdor). James Odocherty and William Odocherty in Tormistell, Islay, 1733 (Bk. Islay, p. 552).

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

O'DOUGHERTY: The chief of the oak habitation, from O, high or chief, doire or darach, the place of oaks, and tigh, a habitation.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

O'Dogherty Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Dogherty Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname O'Dogherty has its highest incidence in Spain. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Dogherty? popularity and diffusion

The last name O'Dogherty is the 2,136,387th most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of O'Dogherty reside; 68 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 68 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Spain, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 882,114. In Spain it is most numerous in: Andalusia, where 55 percent reside and Madrid, where 45 percent reside. Barring Spain this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 18 percent reside and Mexico, where 14 percent reside.

O'Dogherty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the O'Dogherty surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Dougherty9576/
Odogherty9510/
O'Doagherty950/
O' Dougherty9124/
Odougherty90145/
O Dogherty9028/
O'Daugherty861/
Odugherty841/
Odogharty840/
Odherty821/
Odaugherty8033/
O'Dehrty781/
O'Dorohty744/
Odorety711/
Oderity711/
Odority710/
Odert6751/
O'Doriot671/
O Dority670/

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O'Dogherty Reference & Research

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