Doughty

English

Alternative forms

• Doughtie, Douty, Dufty

Etymology

From doughty, a nickname for a powerful and brave man, especially a champion jouster.

Proper noun

Doughty (plural Doughtys)

1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Doughty is the 3019^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11880 individuals. Doughty is most common among White (81.69%) and Black/African American (12.51%) individuals.

Further reading

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