Dougherty

English

Etymology

Variant of Doherty.

Proper noun

Dougherty (countable and uncountable, plural Doughertys)

1. A surname from Irish.
2. A placename:
   1. An unincorporated community in Alameda County, California, United States.
   2. An unincorporated community in Dawson County, Georgia, United States.
   3. A city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States.
   4. A town in Murray County, Oklahoma, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dougherty is the 915^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 37,884 individuals. Dougherty is most common among White (94.4%) individuals.

Derived terms

• Dougherty County

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dougherty”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 483.

Anagrams

• yoghurted