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DOGGETT

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There are approximately 1,688 people named Doggett in the UK. That makes it the 5,106th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 27 are named Doggett.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Diminutive

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The Doggett surname in historical dictionaries

DOGGETT. An old London name, probably corrupted from Dowgate, one of the Roman gateways of the city. Ferguson makes it a diminutive of the Icelandic rwr, aud the English docj, but no such duuinutive is found.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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