The doughty Surname
doughty Name Meaning and History
English and Scottish (also established in Ireland, especially
Dublin): nickname for a powerful or brave man, especially a champion
jouster, from Middle English doughty, Old English
dohtig, dyhtig ‘valiant’, ‘strong’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Anne Doughty c.1816 |
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| Pennsylvannia DOUGHTY's | Sherri Doughty Lehman | 3 |
| Edward Doughty of PA |
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| James Doughty the clown |
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| Moses Doughty, David Ezra Doughty, Albert P Doughty | Tom Craig | 4 |
| William Doughty, 1780, Margate, Kent, England | Bob Doughty | 8 |
| Doughty/Bartoli- England/Australia |
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| William Doughty, Cocke Co., TN - JaneDoughty70 |
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| DOUGHTY Margie N 1934-1999 section 10 |
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| DOUGHTY Leota E 1907-1987 |
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