Dougherty (surname)
Dougherty is a surname of Irish origin. It may refer to many people.
It is a phonetic transcription of O'Dochartaigh, meaning "son of Dochartach," and is a variation of Doherty.[1]
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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, Irish cricketer
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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
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- George Samuel Dougherty (1865-1931), American detective and law enforcement officer
- Gill Dougherty (born 1961), French singer-songwriter
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- Ivan Dougherty (1907-1998), Australian Army officer during World War I who eventually attained the rank of Major General
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- John Joseph Dougherty (1907-1986), American Catholic bishop
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- Marion Dougherty (1923-2011), American casting director
- Michael Dougherty, American screenwriter
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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
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- Richard Dougherty (born 1932), American Olympic ice hockey player
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- Thomas Dougherty, American diplomat
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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
References
- ^ Hanks, Patrick. "Dictionary of American Family Names". Oxford University Press, 2003.
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