Malinda, I knew there were a lot of variations on that name, but more than 150? Good Lord! My grandmother (my father's mother) was a Dout, from New Castle, Pa. We can trace that line back to Franklin Leander Rainey Dout, b. about 1790. Then we lose them, probably to spelling variations. Interestingly enough, our older relatives insisted that the only name we should recognize as "the" Dout line must be spelled DOUT. No others need apply. Bill McKinney Erie, Pa. ----- Original Message ----- From: "mthiessen" <mthiesse@swbell.net> To: <Scotch-Irish-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 8:04 PM Subject: Re: [Sc-Ir] DOUGHTY and unusual surnames > 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 > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.15/49 - Release Date: 7/14/2005 > >