Where does “Doherty” come from?
Doherty is an English surname derived from Irish Dochartaig, a name of uncertain origin and meaning.
Ancestry of “Doherty”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | Ó Dochartaigh | — |
| 2 | Irish | Ó | Alternative form of ó used in surnames |
| 3 | Irish | ua | Archaic form of ó |
| 4 | Old Irish | áue | — |
| 5 | Primitive Irish | ᚐᚃᚔ | descendant |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | awyos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewh₂yos | grandfather |