Doheny is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Doheny
No. of characters: 6
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Doheny

How popular is Doheny?

Doheny is common in United States.

Doheny is ranked 151944 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Doheny bearers increased by 4.320337 per cent in 2010 US census to 990 since 2000, the surname slipped by 420 spots and ranked at 25083. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.15 96.42
Hispanic or Latino 3.13 1.79
Doheny is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Ireland. Around 2471 people have been found who wears Doheny as their family name. Doheny is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
38,459 New Zealand7
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
9,185 Hong Kong2
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
18,969 Wales1
29,046 Japan1
91,024 Belgium1
151,601 Spain1
77,122 Sweden1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
78,930 Canada36
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
8,843 Scotland53
Countries with hundreds of Doheny:
914 Ireland710
26,179 England183
22,774 Australia108
Countries with thousands of Doheny:
22,933 United States1,364

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 36 years old fisher man Patk. Doheny who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on May 14, 1849 by Sarah put out from St. Johns, Newfoundland. 22 years old Bridget Doheny, Thomas Doheny (21) Immigrant, Margt. Doheny, aged 26, Immigrant Mary-Jane Doheny, Michael Doheny, Morgan-Odwyer Doheny, Ellen Doheny (3), Catherine Doheny (Born at sea) Infant, and 18 other Doheny around 41.67% of whom were servant while others worked as workman and farmer migrated to US.

Doheny Namesakes

  • John Doheny, Musical Artist
  • Lucy Estelle Doheny Niven, Larry Niven's mother
  • Ned Doheny, Singer-songwriter
  • Daniel Doheny portrayed leading role of Liam Heap in 2017 comedy film Public Schooled.

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