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Michael Doherty

in the US

There are 595 people with the name "Michael Doherty" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

Name	Rank
Michael	4
Doherty	1,154
Michael Doherty	14,089

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is 1,150th most common Abraham
is 1,151st most common Tapia
is 1,152nd most common Foreman
is 1,153rd most common Cisneros
is 1,154th most common Doherty
is 1,155th most common Mcginnis
is 1,156th most common Dempsey
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is 1,158th most common Courtney

is 14,085th most common Kenneth Black
is 14,086th most common Lori Taylor
is 14,087th most common Mary Byrd
is 14,088th most common Michael Cobb
is 14,089th most common Michael Doherty
is 14,090th most common Orlando Rodriguez
is 14,091st most common Patricia Meyer
is 14,092nd most common Paul Fox
is 14,093rd most common Phyllis Anderson

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Meaning & History

Michael

Doherty

(male) English form of a common biblical name (meaning ‘who is like God?’ in Hebrew) borne by one of the archangels, the protector of the ancient Hebrews, who is also regarded as a saint of the Catholic Church. In the Middle Ages, Michael was regarded as captain of the heavenly host (see Revelation 12:7–9), symbol of the Church Militant, and patron of soldiers. He was often depicted bearing a flaming sword. The name is also borne by a Persian prince and ally of Belshazzar mentioned in the Book of Daniel. Since the early 1900s it has been one of the most enduringly popular boys' names in the English-speaking world. See also Michal.

Cognates: Irish: Mícheál. Scottish Gaelic: Mìcheal. Welsh: Meical, Mihangel. German: Michael. Dutch: Michaël, Machiel. Scandinavian: Mikael. Danish, Norwegian: Mikkel. French: Michel. Spanish, Portuguese: Miguel. Catalan: Miquel. Italian: Michele. Russian: Mikhail. Polish: Michał. Czech: Michal. Croatian: Mihovil. Serbian: Mihajlo. Slovenian: Mihael. Finnish: Mikko. Hungarian: Mihály.