Find out how popular the last name Daughetee is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Daughetee.

Daughetee, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Daughetee surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Daughetee in America

Daughetee is the 129047th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Daughetee surname appeared 132 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Daughetee.

We can also compare 2010 data for Daughetee to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Daughetee

The surname "DAUGHETEE" is believed to have originated in the Normandy region of France during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Old French word "doughete," which referred to a small stream or river. This name likely indicated that the original bearers of the surname lived near or worked with a small body of water.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name "DAUGHETEE" can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a comprehensive survey of land and property ownership in England commissioned by William the Conqueror. The entry mentions a landowner named Radulfus Daughetee in the county of Devon.

In the 13th century, a notable figure named Sir Robert Daughetee was a knight and landowner in the county of Gloucestershire. He is mentioned in several historical records from that time period, including a charter dated 1275 granting him land in the village of Thornbury.

During the 14th century, the name "DAUGHETEE" appeared in various forms, including "Doughetee," "Doughtie," and "Doughtie." In 1349, a man named John Doughetee was recorded as a resident of the town of Coventry in Warwickshire.

In the 16th century, a famous bearer of the name "DAUGHETEE" was Sir William Daughetee, who was a member of the English gentry and served as a justice of the peace in Oxfordshire. He was born in 1520 and died in 1592.

Another notable individual with the surname "DAUGHETEE" was Elizabeth Daughetee, who lived in the 17th century and was one of the first English settlers in the American colonies. She arrived in Virginia in 1635 and is recorded in historical documents as a landowner and member of the local community.

Throughout its history, the surname "DAUGHETEE" has been associated with various places, including the towns of Daughetee in Gloucestershire and Daughetee Green in Oxfordshire, both of which likely derived their names from the surname itself.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Daughetee

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Daughetee.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Daughetee was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Daughetee has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Daughetee was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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