Doty is a surname, most common in the United States and recorded there as early as the 1620 voyage of the Mayflower. The origins and etymology of the surname are a matter of debate. Some sources trace Doty to northern England and to Yorkshire in particular, although there is no agreement as to whether it is a variant of Doughty (and Dowty), Dodd, or another, similar-sounding name.
Al Doty (born 1945), American politician from Minnesota Cecil J. Doty (1907–1990), architect Charles Doty (1824–1918), Wisconsin pioneer, surveyor, military officer, and state legislator Charles R. Doty (1924–2003), American politician and write-in presidential candidate Chris Doty (1966–2006), Canadian filmmaker Danielle Doty (born 1993) beauty queen David B. Doty (born 1950), composer Edward Doty (1599–1655), indentured servant on the Mayflower Gary Doty (born 1948), American politician from Minnesota James Doty (physician) (1955–2025), neurologist James Duane Doty (1799–1865), American politician from Wisconsin and the Utah Territory Kathryn Adams Doty (1920–2016), actress Ken Andrews (born Kenneth Andrew Doty 1967), American musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer Madeleine Zabriskie Doty (1877–1963), journalist, pacifist and civil libertarian Mark Doty (born 1953), poet Paul M. Doty (1920–2011), scientist Phoebe Doty (died 1849), 19th century prostitute Ralph Doty (1941–2020), American politician from Minnesota Richard (Rick) Doty (born 1944), a scientist featured in the documentary Mirage Men Robert W. Doty (1920–2011) neuroscientist Roy Doty (1922–2015), cartoonist Shirley Doty (1930 –2001) American politician from Washington Sile Doty (1800–1876), 19th century outlaw Stephen R. Doty, (born 1953), mathematician Terri Doty (born 1984) voice actor Thomas Doty (1928–1962), carried out a murder/suicide plot involving Continental Airlines Flight 11 Wayne C. Doty (born 1973), Florida murderer William Doty (1852–1919), American politician from Michigan William G. Doty (scholar) (1939–2017), religious studies scholar and educator Winston and Weston Doty (1914–1934), twin child actors
See also Doty (disambiguation)