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Definition: From the word "dochartach" meaning 'obstructive.' Docherty is the most common Scottish form of this surname, while Doherty and Dougherty are usually of Irish derivation.
Surname Origin:
Scottish, Irish
Alternate Surname Spellings:
Doherty, Dougherty, Daugherty, O'Doherty, Dogherty
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Common Surname Search Tips DOCHERTY Family Genealogy Forum FamilySearch - DOCHERTY Genealogy DOCHERTY Surname Mailing List The DOCHERTY Family - USA Surname Finder - DOCHERTY Genealogy & Family Resources Cousin Connect - DOCHERTY Genealogy Queries DistantCousin.com - DOCHERTY Genealogy & Family History MyCinnamonToast.com - DOCHERTY Genealogy in All Regions References: Surname Meanings & Origins Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin
Books, 1967. Dorward, David. Scottish
Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997. Looking for the meaning of a given name? Check out
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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
Press, 1997.
