DAUGHTREY

Daughtrey is a surname of English origin with a linguistic heritage that reflects both Anglo‑Saxon and Norman influences. Its earliest recorded instances date to the second half of the twelfth century.

The name is derived from the old English personal name Dawt(e)ri, a diminutive form of David. David is a name of Hebrew origin meaning beloved or friend. Consequently, Daughtrey may be interpreted as “son of David” or “descendant of David”.

A second source of the surname is a Norman locational origin from Hauterive in the French department of Orne. The place name is formed from the old French words haute and rive, meaning a high bank, which in turn derives from the Latin alta ripa. The earliest evidence of the name dates to 1155 in the Documents of the Danelaw, where individuals named Robert de Halterida and Philip de Hauteriue appear. The form Dautry and Dawtre occurs in the 1379 Poll Tax Returns of Yorkshire. A Robert Hawtry is recorded in the 1524 Subsidy Rolls of Suffolk and a George Daltry appears in the 1671 list of Freemen of the City of York. On 10 August 1690 an Elizabeth Daltry was christened in St. Mary Magdalene in London. The first documented spelling of a bearer, William de Alta ripa, is found in the 1166 The Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire during the reign of King Henry XI.

Numerous variant spellings have been recorded, including Dawtr(e)y, Daught(e)ry, Daltr(e)y, Dealtry, Doughtery, Dowtry and Ha(w)tr(e)y. These variations often reflect the fusion of the preposition de with the place name or changes in spelling over successive centuries.

Geographically the surname has concentrated mainly in the south eastern counties of England, notably Kent, Surrey, Hampshire, Sussex and Essex. The name can also be found in other parts of the United Kingdom, particularly Bristol, Exeter, Birmingham, Leamington Spa, Nottingham, Newcastle upon Tyne and Aberdeen, as well as in the counties of Staffordshire, Gloucestershire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Yorkshire, Leeds and Lancashire, which were areas of early nineteenth‑century emigration. Newer records show the name present in the Cumberland, Lancashire, Hertfordshire and Suffolk valleys, summer residences on the Devon coast and in the south and east midlands of the United Kingdom. Over the past century the name has also migrated to the United States, primarily to the Washington and New York areas and in the south, including Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia. In Australian and New Zealand, the surname is rarer but is found mainly in the major cities of Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne and in the northern New Zealand regions. It is also present in Ireland, particularly in the counties of Galway, Cork and Wexford.

Notable bearing individuals include the American actor and dancer Paulo Daughtrey, the English footballer Mike Daughtrey and the English politician John Daughtrey. The surname appears in historical accounts as a patronymic indicating a person who was the descendant of an ancestor named David or a family associated with the Norman toponym.

Typical given names associated with the Daughtrey surname

Male

• Alan
• Andrew
• Brian
• Christopher
• Ivan
• James
• John
• Matthew
• Michael
• Paul
• Peter
• Sean

Female

• Barbara
• Dorothy
• Eileen
• Elizabeth
• Emma
• Janet
• Janice
• Joanne
• Lorraine
• Nicola
• Sarah
• Susan
• Wendy

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Origin: English

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: England

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: English

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