How common is the surname Dougherty?

37,884 people in the United States had the surname Dougherty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,150 Americans. It ranked 915th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Dougherty?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Dougherty identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Dougherty?

Michael Dougherty, American screenwriter, followed by James Dougherty.

Where is the surname Dougherty most common?

Wikidata records people named Dougherty in the United States.

Is the surname Dougherty getting more or less common?

Less common. 37,903 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 37,884 in 2010, down 0.1%.

The surname Dougherty

An Irish surname, carried by 37,884 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex D263

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dougherty is more common than 99.4% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Variant of Doherty.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 37,884 people named Dougherty in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,150 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 37,903.

#915

rank among US surnames

37,884

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

-0.1%

change since 2000 (was #829)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#906	Blevins	38,229	8,076
#907	Nixon	38,147	8,094
#908	Clements	38,044	8,115
#909	Fry	38,029	8,119
#910	Delarosa	37,932	8,139
#911	Best	37,923	8,141
#912	Benton	37,912	8,144

Who is named Dougherty

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Dougherty identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Doughertys

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Dougherty
American screenwriter, born 1974
James Dougherty
American police officer and husband of Marilyn Monroe (1921–2005)
Richard Dougherty
American ice hockey player (1932-2016)
Marian Dalmy
American soccer player, born 1984

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dougherty

Dougherty has the Soundex code D263, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D263.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Dougherty come from?: Variant of Doherty.
How common is the surname Dougherty?: 37,884 people in the United States had the surname Dougherty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,150 Americans. It ranked 915th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dougherty?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Dougherty identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Dougherty?: Michael Dougherty, American screenwriter, followed by James Dougherty.
Where is the surname Dougherty most common?: Wikidata records people named Dougherty in the United States.
Is the surname Dougherty getting more or less common?: Less common. 37,903 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 37,884 in 2010, down 0.1%.