Doughty is an English and Scottish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Al Doughty (born 1966), musician and bassistAndrew Doughty (1916–2013), British anaesthetistAnthony Doughty (20th century), British musicianArthur Doughty (1860–1936), Canadian civil servantC.N. Doughty (1867–1915), American artist (Joseph John Englehart)Cecil Langley Doughty (1913–1985), British comics artist and illustratorCharles Doughty (UK politician) (1902–1973), British Conservative Party politicianCharles Montagu Doughty (1843–1926), English poet, writer, and travellerDavid Doughty, (born 1937), English cricketerDrew Doughty (born 1989), Canadian professional ice hockey playerGlenn Doughty (born 1951), professional American football playerJack Doughty (1865–1937), Welsh footballerJoseph Doughty (1754–1826), American militia generalKenny Doughty (born 1975), British actorLouise Doughty (born 1963), English novelist, playwright and journalistMatt Doughty (born 1981), English footballerMichael Doughty (Australian footballer) (born 1979), Australian rules footballerMike Doughty (born 1970), American singer and songwriterNeal Doughty (born 1946), keyboard playerNigel Doughty (born 1957), chairman of Doughty Hanson & CoPatrick K. Doughty (21st century), American sports announcerPhil Doughty (born 1986), English professional footballerReed Doughty (born 1982), current American football strong safetyRoger Doughty (1868–1914), Welsh footballerSue Doughty (born 1948), politicianThomas Doughty (artist) (1793–1856), American artistThomas Doughty (explorer) (died 1578), English nobleman, soldier, and scholarWilliam Doughty (naval architect), United States naval architectWilliam Doughty (painter), British painter