Doherty is used as a family name or surname in Ireland. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Doherty
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland
Meaning:

The surname is derived from Dochartach, lord and prince of Inishowen, county of Donegal, a direct descendant of "Cean Faola," prince of Tire Connell, now the county of Donegal, and 12th in descent from Conal Gulban, 7th son of Niall of the Nine Hostages, from whom so many of the ancient Irish families are descended.

Surname Doherty is the form of Dockery. One who came from Dockray meaning "hollow," in Cumberland.

Doherty is the form of Daugherty. Grandson of Dochartach meaning "unfortunate".

Grndson of Dochartach meaning "hurtful or unfortunate".

How popular is Doherty?

Doherty is common in United States, England, Ireland, Australia, Northern Ireland, Sierra Leone, Canada, Scotland, Nigeria, New Zealand, Wales, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, France, Mauritius, Spain, Thailand, Germany.

Doherty is ranked 5211 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Doherty bearers increased by 3 per cent in 2010 US census to 27787 since 2000, the surname slipped by 73 spots and ranked at 1264. The last name was found in around 9 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.83 96.27
Hispanic or Latino 1.98 1.27
Others 1.37 1.03
Black 0.89 0.76
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.63 0.46
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3 0.21
Doherty is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Northern Ireland is ahead in terms of density. Around 108756 people have been found who wears Doherty as their family name. Doherty is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Doherty:
1,100 United States39,669
444 England16,605
37 Ireland14,708
Countries with thousands of Doherty:
370 Australia9,902
17 Northern Ireland6,738
206 Sierra Leone6,422
922 Canada5,861
261 Scotland3,628
8,795 Nigeria1,300
620 New Zealand1,153
Countries with hundreds of Doherty:
677 Wales511
16,054 South Africa389
22,057 Saudi Arabia199
57,373 France171
2,027 Mauritius136
20,016 Spain134
108,371 Thailand110
55,640 Germany109
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
170 Isle of Man80
83,412 Brazil76
26,665 Japan70
5,897 Dominican Republic69
32,556 Netherlands66
4,171 Singapore56
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
65,578 Argentina40
33,962 Belgium40
18,422 Sweden37
143,904 Philippines32
9,043 Qatar28
226,919 Russia28
10,794 Estonia23
767 Guernsey22
21,940 Denmark19
34,678 Switzerland17
483 Gibraltar16
74,511 Malaysia16
35,569 Mexico16
32,589 Norway15
5,142 China14
356,066 Indonesia14
3,428 Hong Kong13
893 Antigua and Barbuda12
1,718 Jersey12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
1,005 Bermuda10
639,611 India10
5,193 Oman10
519 Cook Islands9
115,463 Italy8
40,289 United Arab Emirates8
1,930 United States Virgin Islands8
25,178 Afghanistan6
86,529 Austria6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 24 years old immigrant William Doherty who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on May 12, 1846 by Ottowa put out from Liverpool. Catharine Doherty (20) Immigrant, Bridget Doherty, aged 20, William Doherty, aged 22, William Doherty, aged 18, Rebeca Doherty (21) Workwoman, Robert Doherty (22) Farmer, Henry Doherty, aged 31, Maid Biddy Doherty, and 828 other Doherty around 52.82% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer and spinster, weaver, dressmaker, house keeper, shoemaker, carpenter, matron, merchant, servant, lady, blacksmith, seamstress, mechanic, tailoress migrated to US.

From Germany

Palk. Doherty from Germany aboard the Oceanic from Liverpool on October 9, 1872. He is registered to be Of unknown age when he arrived in United States.

Doherty Namesakes

  • Willie Doherty, artist from Northern Ireland
  • Diana Doherty, Australian oboist
  • Tom Doherty, American publisher
  • Katherine Doherty, American child actress
  • Richard Doherty, British military historian and author
  • William Doherty, American entomologist
  • Robert E. Doherty, American electrical engineer
  • John Joseph Doherty, enlisted
  • T. A. Doherty, Nigerian businessman and politician
  • David Doherty, rugby union player for the Yorkshire Carnegie
  • Berlie Doherty, English novelist, poet
  • Joe Doherty, former volunteer
  • Peter C. Doherty, Australian veterinary surgeon and researcher
  • Paul C. Doherty, award-winning English author, educator
  • Earl Doherty, Canadian author of 'The Jesus Puzzle'
  • Pete Doherty, English musician, songwriter, actor, poet, writer
  • Pat Doherty, retired Sinn Féin politician
  • Denny Doherty, Canadian singer, songwriter, musician and actor
  • Ken Doherty, Irish professional snooker player
  • Charles Doherty, Canadian politician and jurist
  • Catherine Doherty, Catholic social worker and founder of the Madonna House Apostolate
  • Eddie Doherty, American newspaper reporter
  • Reginald Doherty, British tennis player and the older brother of tennis player Laurence Doherty
  • Gary Doherty, retired Irish professional footballer
  • Michael J. Doherty, American Republican Party politician
  • Fred Doherty, Canadian professional ice hockey player
  • Tommy Doherty, Northern Ireland international footballer
  • Charla Doherty, American actress
  • Xavier Doherty, former Australian international cricketer
  • Pearse Doherty, Irish Sinn Féin politician
  • Shaun Doherty, former radio presenter with Highland Radio based
  • Arthur Doherty, nationalist politician in Ireland
  • Jimmy Doherty, Suffolk based farmer and television presenter formerly for the BBC and now for Channel 4
  • George Doherty, American football player and coach
  • Darrien Doherty, Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1990s

Doherty Namesakes

  • Willie Doherty, artist from Northern Ireland
  • Diana Doherty, Australian oboist
  • Tom Doherty, American publisher
  • Katherine Doherty, American child actress
  • Richard Doherty, British military historian and author
  • William Doherty, American entomologist
  • Robert E. Doherty, American electrical engineer
  • John Joseph Doherty, enlisted
  • T. A. Doherty, Nigerian businessman and politician
  • David Doherty, rugby union player for the Yorkshire Carnegie
  • Berlie Doherty, English novelist, poet
  • Joe Doherty, former volunteer
  • Peter C. Doherty, Australian veterinary surgeon and researcher
  • Paul C. Doherty, award-winning English author, educator
  • Earl Doherty, Canadian author of 'The Jesus Puzzle'
  • Pete Doherty, English musician, songwriter, actor, poet, writer
  • Pat Doherty, retired Sinn Féin politician
  • Denny Doherty, Canadian singer, songwriter, musician and actor
  • Ken Doherty, Irish professional snooker player
  • Charles Doherty, Canadian politician and jurist
  • Catherine Doherty, Catholic social worker and founder of the Madonna House Apostolate
  • Eddie Doherty, American newspaper reporter
  • Reginald Doherty, British tennis player and the older brother of tennis player Laurence Doherty
  • Gary Doherty, retired Irish professional footballer
  • Michael J. Doherty, American Republican Party politician
  • Fred Doherty, Canadian professional ice hockey player
  • Tommy Doherty, Northern Ireland international footballer
  • Charla Doherty, American actress
  • Xavier Doherty, former Australian international cricketer
  • Pearse Doherty, Irish Sinn Féin politician
  • Shaun Doherty, former radio presenter with Highland Radio based
  • Arthur Doherty, nationalist politician in Ireland
  • Jimmy Doherty, Suffolk based farmer and television presenter formerly for the BBC and now for Channel 4
  • George Doherty, American football player and coach
  • Darrien Doherty, Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1990s

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