Brough Surname

35,849th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Brough Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Brough.' Parishes, hamlets, and townships in Westmorland, Derbyshire, North Riding of and East Riding of Yorkshire, &c.

William de Bruggh, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

(No county mentioned.

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Brough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,0491:9,2111,347
United States4,3571:83,1909,437
Australia1,1681:23,1133,186
Canada8901:41,4005,155
New Zealand7721:5,866969
Scotland6501:8,2371,214
South Africa3271:165,68118,511
Wales1041:29,7553,038
Northern Ireland841:21,9652,577
Ireland631:74,7454,569
Zimbabwe481:321,63031,533
Isle of Man231:3,731815
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Malta11:430,2723,380
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,9811:8,1771,248
Scotland6831:5,481818
Wales131:120,6475,000
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8831:56,8736,337

Brough (53) may also be a first name.

Brough Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Brough.' Parishes, hamlets, and townships in Westmorland, Derbyshire, North Riding of and East Riding of Yorkshire, &c.

William de Bruggh, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

(No county mentioned.)

1748. — John Maxwell and Margaret Brow: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(1) An old surname in Orkney, derived from either Overbrough or Netherbrough in Harray. Thomas Burgh, witness in Harray, in 1530 may be the Thomas Burcht, witness at the Kirk of Harray in 1557 (REO., p. 108,211). William Bruche was juror in Harray in 1601 (ibid., p. 174). (2) An old surname in Perthshire, may be from Brough in Yorkshire. Robert Burch (with metathesis of r), a frater de Cupro, 1500 (REB., I, 220). John Brugh is recorded in South Kinkell in 1598 (Dunblane), Gilbert Brugh in Lethendie in 1683 (DPD., I, p. 487), and Malcolm Brough was a tenant in Glenfender, Athol, in 1705. The surname also occurs as Bruch in the Dunblane Commissariot Record, and is also in the Edinburgh Marriage Register after 1665. Brucht 1506, Brught 1575.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Brough, a variant of Borough or Bury, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes, &c., in cos. Westmoreland, Derby, York, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The name of Brough, which has long been established in Derby and its neighbourhood, is derived from townships in the county. Nathaniel Brough, gent., was churchwarden of St. Werburgh's church, Derby, in 1699; and in 1723 Theodosia Brough left a bequest for ten poor widows of St. Werburgh's parish (G.). The name is also established in the adjacent county of Stafford. Brough was also an ancient Lincoln name, and it is probable that the Lincoln Broughs originally hailed from Brough, a township in the East Riding. De Brough was the name of the sheriff of Lincoln in 1390; Robert Brough was mayor of that city in 1400; and the sheriff in 1556 also bore this name (Stark's. "Lincoln").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Brough Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Brough Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Brough occurs most in England. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brough? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 35,849th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 495,280 people. The surname Brough occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Brough reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in British Isles. Brough is also the 1,366,219th most commonly held given name throughout the world, borne by 53 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 6,049 people, or 1 in 9,211. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Staffordshire, where 13 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 8 percent reside and Cumbria, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account England Brough exists in 57 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Brough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brough has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Brough surname grew 203 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 493 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 5 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 630 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brough Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (40%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Brough last name are 19.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.52% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brough earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.63% more than the national average, earning R 422,112 per year; in United States they earn 2.97% more than the national average, earning $44,430 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.67% more than the national average, earning $56,973 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brougth922/
Brugh911,441/
Broug9181/
Brogh914/
Braugh8363/
Bruegh8312/
Broukh834/
Broogh832/
Brogth831/
Broquh831/
Brug801,129/
Brog80624/
Breaugh77133/
Brogsch776/
Broux732,419/
Brouk732,289/
Brukh73998/
Bragh73401/
Broeg73161/
Brugg7387/
Brokh7366/
Brogt7351/
Breug7335/
Bærug7326/
Brugs7319/
Brogg7314/
Braug739/
Brogs735/
Broig733/
Brueg732/
Bruxh732/
Brucg731/
Brouq731/
Brouc731/
Brohc731/
Broog731/
Breugsch711/
Brouck67639/
Vroegh67545/
Broque67331/
Brugue67324/
Broegg67138/
Braigh67105/
Brayog6780/
Broc'h6741/
Brogue6731/
Brouke6720/
Broukx6712/
Broksh6712/
B'Rouk679/
Braukh676/
Brouks676/
Broggs674/
Bruggs674/
Wrougs673/
Breigh673/
Broucq672/
Briegh671/
Bructh671/
Brrukh671/
Brugss671/
Vruegh671/
Wraugh671/
Brokht671/
Brockh671/
Brukch671/
Brochc671/
Brocsh671/
Breagh670/
Bruckh670/

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