ORIGIN OF THE DOROUGH SURNAME:
The Dorough surname is Scottish and Irish in
origin and is a derivative of the Scottish name Darroch. Darroch is a sept of the clan McDonald of the
Isle. In 1794 the Lord Lyon King of Arms officially registered" Duncan Darroch of
Gourock, chief of this ancient name, the patronymic of which is MacIliriach," showing that Iliriach was the progenitor of this
sept. The name has its meaning based in the Gaelic Dubh Dara which is "Black Oak" The movement of the family to Ireland is still open to
debate. It is my opinion that it occurred as part of the plantation period of the 1660s in Northern
Ireland. However there are those who argue that the term Scotch-Irish does not apply to the McDonald Clan because the clan was in Ireland long before the
plantations. English land records for the plantations do list "Native Irish
"who were given land. Among this list were the MacDonald's. This list also contains Irish with variations of the name Dorough assigned
land. The name Dorough in Ireland has long been associated with county Antrim and Down.
MY DOROUGH/DORROUGH LINE
1 Abner B Dorough
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2Joesph Tarpelin Dorough
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3 James Dorough
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4 Joseph Tarpelin Dorough
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5 Benjamin Franklin Dorough
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6 James Franklin Dorrough
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7 Ruben Franklin Dorrough
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8 Clifton Earl Dorrough
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9 Richard Dorrough
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DORROUGH/DOROUGH GENEALOGICAL WEB SITE
This Page Is Dedicated To THOMAS A. DORROUGH who so many of us owe so much.
Without his work many of us would never have found the identity we were searching for. All of us who carry the Dorrough/Dorough name owe Thomas a great debt. Through his work we live forever in the company of those with whom we share a common bond.
Kinship.
As long as one Dorough/Dorrough descendent lives all the Ancestors breath immortality. As long as I live Thomas will live in the company of
Kinship. Sonas ort! Thomas. Rath De'ort.
ATTENTION ALL DOROUGH/DORROUGH'S