DOHERTY Surname Maps of Ireland

Where in Ireland does the family DOHERTY come from? Is DOHERTY a common surname in Ireland? The maps on this page are based on the 1901 and 1911 census of Ireland, available here: Census of Ireland.

DOHERTY in 1901

There were 17,827 with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname is ranked 14th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.

Religion: Catholic: 16,712 (93.75%), Anglican: 660 (3.70%), Presbyterian: 319 (1.79%), Other / Not Given: 69 (0.39%), Methodist: 57 (0.32%), Baptist: 4 (0.02%), Plymouth Brethren: 3 (0.02%), Protestant: 3 (0.02%)

DOHERTY in 1911

There were 17,574 with this surname in Ireland in 1911. The surname is ranked 14th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.

Woulfe Surname Index for DOHERTY

The Rev. Patrick Woulfe provided lists of surname associations for Irish surnames in his book Irish Names and Surnames. Below is a list of these associations for the surname DOHERTY.

Dúchas Surname Index for DOHERTY

The Dúchas Surname Index is a set of surname associations compiled by the Irish Folklore Commission. Below is a list of these associations for the surname DOHERTY. Learn more at Dúchas Surname Index.

DOHERTY in 1901 (Farmer)

Map is based on households which had at least one member who had an occupation containing "Farm" or "Agri".

DOHERTY in 1901 (Catholic)

Map shows the percentage of people with the surname DOHERTY who are Catholic in each locality

DOHERTY in 1901 (Anglican)

Map shows the percentage of people with the surname DOHERTY who are Anglican in each locality

DOHERTY in 1901 (Presbyterian)

Map shows the percentage of people with the surname DOHERTY who are Presbyterian in each locality

DOHERTY Presbyterian Surname Map in 1901

DOHERTY in Scotland

The DOHERTY Surname in Scotland

Patterns associated with the DOHERTY surname

List of consecutive consonant patterns associated with this surname:

When producing these maps, surnames are converted to uppercase. "MC" and "M'" are replaced with "MAC", and non-alphabetic characters (hyphens, spaces, apostrophes, accents) are removed. For example, Mac Vey and McVey appear together as MACVEY. O'Neill, Oneill, ONeill and Ó Néill appear together as ONEILL, and D'Arcy and Darcy appear as DARCY.

While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, no responsibility is taken for errors in the census data. The census is available online for verification.