Dougherty (surname)

Dougherty is a surname of Irish origin. It may refer to many people.

It is a phonetic transcription of O'Dochartaigh, meaning "descendant of Dochartach," and is a variation of Doherty.[1]

Contents:

* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z
* See also

## A

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* Andrew B. Dougherty (1863–1928), American politician from Michigan
* Archibald K. Dougherty (1835–1923), American politician from Michigan

## C

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* Charles Dougherty
* Charles Dougherty (baseball) (1879–1939), American baseball player in the pre-Negro leagues
* Charles Dougherty (Florida politician) (1850-1915), Democrat U.S. Representative from Florida
* Charles Dougherty (Georgia politician) (1801-1853), American politician from Georgia and Whig candidate from Georgia
* Charles F. Dougherty (born 1937), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
* Charles J. Dougherty (born 1949), President of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Charlie Dougherty (1862–1925), baseball player
* Christopher Dougherty (born 1988), Irish cricketer

## D

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* Dennis A. Dougherty (born 1952), American professor of chemistry at California Institute of Technology
* Dennis Joseph Dougherty (1865–1951), American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church

## E

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* Edward Emmett Dougherty (1876–1943) American Architect
* Ellsworth Dougherty (1921–1965), American biologist

## G

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* George Samuel Dougherty (1865-1931), American detective and law enforcement officer
* Gill Dougherty (born 1961), French singer-songwriter

## I

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* Ivan Dougherty (1907-1998), Australian Army officer during World War I who eventually attained the rank of Major General

## J

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* John Dougherty (born 1964), Northern Irish writer and poet
* John Joseph Dougherty (1907-1986), American Catholic bishop
* Joseph Patrick Dougherty (1905-1970), American Catholic bishop

## K

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* Kevin Dougherty (born 1962), associate justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

## M

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* Mark Dougherty (1967–), American Soccer Player from California.
* Marion Dougherty (1923-2011), American casting director
* Michael Dougherty, American screenwriter

## P

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* Patrick Dougherty
* Patrick Dougherty (bishop) (1931-2010), Australian Roman Catholic Bishop
* Patrick Dougherty (Medal of Honor) (1844-?), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
* Pat Dougherty (born 1948), American politician and Missouri state legislator
* Patsy Dougherty (1876-1940), American baseball player
* Paul Dougherty (1877-1947), American Impressionist painter

## R

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* Richard Dougherty (1932–2016), American Olympic ice hockey player
* Richard E. Dougherty (1880–1961), American civil engineer

## S

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* Sean Dougherty, British/Canadian astrophysicist

## T

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* J. Thomas Dougherty, American diplomat

## W

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* Walter Hampden Dougherty (1879-1955), American actor and theatre manager
* William Dougherty (1932-2010), American politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota

## See also

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* Daugherty (disambiguation) § People with the surname
* Doherty (surname)
* Docherty (surname)

## References

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1. ^ Hanks, Patrick. "Dictionary of American Family Names". Oxford University Press, 2003.

Surname list

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