Doty Coat of Arms, Crest and Name Facts

Doty and Doughty are two spellings with one history. The name is generally explained as “The brave, strong man”.

Family crest and blazon

There is no single Doty family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Spelling and variants

Before spelling was fixed, Doughty was also written Doty.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Doty with 17,965 bearers, at rank 2,009. Get the complete Doty report, with a museum-style coat of arms.