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There are approximately 7,635 people named Doughty in the UK. That makes it the 1,412nd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 121 are named Doughty.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Ireland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic
Nickname

Related and similar surnames

Daughtry
Dougher
Dougharty
Docherty
Dockery
Dockray
Doddy
Doty
Dority
Dorethy
Dougherty
Doherty
Dawdy
Daugharty
Daugherty
Daughtrey
Daughety
Dooughty
Doubty
Dought
Doehty
Doughte
Doohty
Doughtay
Doughhty
Dorahy
Dohorthy
Doughety
Doharty
Dauhority
Dawerty
Daughney
Docharty
Dogherty
Dogarty
Dogerty
Dogharty

The Doughty surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

DOUGHTY. A.-Sax. dohtig, valiant, hardy, manly.

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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