Hello Jean, Try www.surnamenavigator.org/ I used the international search and found more DOUGHTIES than you can shake a stick at. During a very quick peek I found references for 1474 for Derbyshire and 1500 for Lincolnshire. There is a map of British counties before the changes in 1974 at www.genuki.org.uk/big/Britain.html You'll see that Derbyshire and Lincolnshire are separated by Nottinghamshire which is not far in today's terms but could still be a long way in England until the invention of the railway. MacLYSAGHT "The Surnames of Ireland" DOUGHTY An English adjectival name associated with Dublin since mid-seventeenth century. [no Doughtie] Doughty means hardy, resolute. Various WYNN(E) families were prominent in North Wales history. Rob Doragh Liverpool UK JDoug30627@aol.com> Subject: Searching for unusual surnames Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 my husband's name ... Doughtie. From all we have found, it is English. Any ideas? Jean Wynn Doughtie
It's also possible that DOUGHTIE/DOUGHTY are spelling variations of DOUTHIT/DOWTHWAITE etc There are over 150 spelling variations for this surname documented in 1850 in NC alone. Just a thought, ~malinda Rob D <robertdoragh@hotmail.com> wrote: Hello Jean, Try www.surnamenavigator.org/ I used the international search and found more DOUGHTIES than you can shake a stick at. During a very quick peek I found references for 1474 for Derbyshire and 1500 for Lincolnshire. There is a map of British counties before the changes in 1974 at www.genuki.org.uk/big/Britain.html You'll see that Derbyshire and Lincolnshire are separated by Nottinghamshire which is not far in today's terms but could still be a long way in England until the invention of the railway. MacLYSAGHT "The Surnames of Ireland" DOUGHTY An English adjectival name associated with Dublin since mid-seventeenth century. [no Doughtie] Doughty means hardy, resolute. Various WYNN(E) families were prominent in North Wales history. Rob Doragh Liverpool UK JDoug30627@aol.com> Subject: Searching for unusual surnames Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 my husband's name ... Doughtie. From all we have found, it is English. Any ideas? Jean Wynn Doughtie