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O%27doherty Name Meaning

Irish (Donegal): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dochartaigh ‘descendant of Dochartach’ (see Doherty).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Doherty, O'flaherty, Cloherty, Flaherty, O'berry, O'dwyer, Faherty

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