O'Dougherty Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

O'Dougherty 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'Dougherty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:5,941,950288,805
England61:9,286,343223,652
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Wales41:773,63329,106
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

O'Dougherty 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'Dougherty Last Name Facts

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

The last name O'Dougherty is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of O'Dougherty.

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

The surname O'Dougherty is the 2,168,711th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of O'Dougherty reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name O'Dougherty is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 5,941,950. In The United States O'Dougherty is most prevalent in: New Jersey, where 13 percent live, Minnesota, where 11 percent live and Missouri, where 11 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent live and South Africa, where 8 percent live.

O'Dougherty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of O'Dougherty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the O'Dougherty surname increased 244 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

O'Dougherty Last Name Statistics demography

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

O'Dougherty earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 51.36% more than the national average, earning $65,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O' Dougherty9624/
Odougherty95145/
O'Dogherty9578/
O'Daugherty911/
O'Doagherty910/
Odogherty9010/
Odugherty901/
Odaugherty8633/
O Dogherty8628/
Odogharty800/
Odherty781/
O'Dehrty741/
O'Dorohty704/
Odorety671/
Oderity671/
Odority670/
Edugarte532/

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