Explore the Family Name O’doherty

The meaning of O’doherty

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dochartaigh ‘descendant of Dochartach’ (see Doherty). Some characteristic forenames: Irish Dermot, Liam, Eamonn, Brendan, Cathal, Donal, Fergal, Fergus, Niall, Paddy.

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How common is the last name O’doherty in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname O’Doherty has seen a steady increase in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it held rank 29,325 and climbed to rank 28,065 by 2010, marking an improvement of 4.3%. The number of people with this surname also rose from 760 in 2000 to 853 in 2010, registering a 12.24% increase. The proportion of people bearing the O'Doherty name per 100k also grew by 3.57%, showing a shift from 0.28 in 2000 to 0.29 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,325	#28,065	4.3%
Count	760	853	12.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.29	3.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name O’doherty

The ethnic identity associated with the surname O’Doherty has also seen some changes over the decade, as shown by the Decennial U.S. Census. While the majority remained White, decreasing slightly from 95.00% in 2000 to 92.97% in 2010, there were increases in other ethnicities. Asian/Pacific Islanders carrying the O’Doherty surname saw a slight increase of 3.80%, moving from 0.79% to 0.82%. Similarly, those identifying with two or more races saw a substantial growth of 61.38%, jumping from 1.45% to 2.34%. Lastly, the Hispanic population with this surname increased by 53.16%, from 2.37% in 2000 to 3.63% in 2010. There was no Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native representation within this surname during both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95%	92.97%	-2.14%
Hispanic	2.37%	3.63%	53.16%
Two or More Races	1.45%	2.34%	61.38%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.79%	0.82%	3.8%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%