Doherty Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Doherty Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Doherty family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 69
Labourer 48
Tailor 14
Agricultural Labourer 12
Servant 11
Hawker 11
General Servant 10
At Home 9
Dress Maker 8
House Keeper 6
House Servant 6
Shoe Maker 5
Frame Tenter 5
Ag Labourer 4
Silk Weaver 4
Cotton Porter 4
Errand Boy 4
Bobbiner 3
Police Constable 3
Labourer Wife 3
Artifical Florist 3
General Porter 3
None 3
Plasterer 3
Spinner 3

Doherty Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Doherty 100% 12,693
2 Dougherty 78% 4,754
3 Doharty 86% 563

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The surname Doherty is the most popular version of all its varients

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