Dougherty (surname)

Dougherty is a surname of Irish origin. It may refer to many people.

It is a phonetic transcription of O'Dochartaigh, meaning "descendant of Dochartach," and is a variation of Doherty.

A

 * Andrew B. Dougherty (1863–1928), American politician from Michigan
 * Archibald K. Dougherty (1835–1923), American politician from Michigan

C

 * Charles Dougherty
 * Charles Dougherty (baseball) (1879–1939), American baseball player in the pre-Negro leagues
 * Charles Dougherty (Florida politician) (1850-1915), Democrat U.S. Representative from Florida
 * Charles Dougherty (Georgia politician) (1801-1853), American politician from Georgia and Whig candidate from Georgia
 * Charles F. Dougherty (born 1937), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
 * Charles J. Dougherty (born 1949), President of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
 * Charlie Dougherty (1862–1925), baseball player
 * Christopher Dougherty (born 1988), Irish cricketer

D

 * Dennis A. Dougherty (born 1952), American professor of chemistry at California Institute of Technology
 * Dennis Joseph Dougherty (1865–1951), American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church

E

 * Edward Emmett Dougherty (1876–1943) American Architect
 * Ellsworth Dougherty (1921–1965), American biologist

G

 * George Samuel Dougherty (1865-1931), American detective and law enforcement officer
 * Gill Dougherty (born 1961), French singer-songwriter

I

 * Ivan Dougherty (1907-1998), Australian Army officer during World War I who eventually attained the rank of Major General

J

 * John Dougherty (born 1964), Northern Irish writer and poet
 * John Joseph Dougherty (1907-1986), American Catholic bishop
 * Joseph Patrick Dougherty (1905-1970), American Catholic bishop

K

 * Kevin Dougherty (born 1962), associate justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

M

 * Mark Dougherty (1967–), American Soccer Player from California.
 * Marion Dougherty (1923-2011), American casting director
 * Michael Dougherty, American screenwriter

P

 * Patrick Dougherty
 * Patrick Dougherty (bishop) (1931-2010), Australian Roman Catholic Bishop
 * Patrick Dougherty (Medal of Honor) (1844-?), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
 * Pat Dougherty (born 1948), American politician and Missouri state legislator
 * Patsy Dougherty (1876-1940), American baseball player
 * Paul Dougherty (1877-1947), American Impressionist painter

R

 * Richard Dougherty (1932–2016), American Olympic ice hockey player
 * Richard E. Dougherty (1880–1961), American civil engineer

S

 * Sean Dougherty, British/Canadian astrophysicist

T

 * J. Thomas Dougherty, American diplomat

W

 * Walter Hampden Dougherty (1879-1955), American actor and theatre manager
 * William Dougherty (1932-2010), American politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota