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Origin Of The Surname Doherty
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Meaning Of The Surname Doherty
Hurtful
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Interesting
Facts About
Doherty
This surname is thought to have come from the Old Gaelic name O’Dochartaigh who was a descendent of Dochartach. This personal name has the very strange meaning of hurtful, however when surnames were first introduced to England they were not always given based on our positive attributes and this is an example of that. The first recorded spelling of this name dates back to 1119 of Donnall O’Dochartaigh. |
Doherty Statistics
Doherty is the number 377 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 24,816 share the surname Doherty in the UK.
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