Brugh Surname
Approximately 1,441 people bear this surname
Brugh 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.
Read More About This SurnameBrugh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,345 | 1:269,486 | 25,328 |
| South Africa | 43 | 1:1,259,947 | 70,377 |
| New Zealand | 35 | 1:129,381 | 15,740 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 22 | 1:1,107,971 | 42,566 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 254 | 1:197,711 | 17,239 |
Brugh 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.
(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.
Parishes, &c., in cos. Westmoreland, Derby, York, &c.
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").
Brugh Demographics
Average Male Brugh Height
178.05 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Brugh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brugh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Brugh is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Brugh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Brugh is the 270,601st most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 5,057,284 people. The last name Brugh occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Brugh are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name Brugh is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,345 people, or 1 in 269,486. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Indiana, where 14 percent reside, Virginia, where 14 percent reside and Ohio, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 3 percent reside and New Zealand, where 2 percent reside.
Brugh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Brugh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brugh surname rose 530 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brugh Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Brugh are 22.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.37% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Brugh earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 329.45% more than the national average, earning R 1,020,530 per year and in United States they earn 2.2% more than the national average, earning $44,097 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brough | 91 | 14,714 | / |
| Braugh | 91 | 63 | / |
| Bruegh | 91 | 12 | / |
| Brug | 89 | 1,129 | / |
| Brougth | 83 | 2 | / |
| Brukh | 80 | 998 | / |
| Brugg | 80 | 87 | / |
| Broug | 80 | 81 | / |
| Breug | 80 | 35 | / |
| Bærug | 80 | 26 | / |
| Brigh | 80 | 22 | / |
| Brugs | 80 | 19 | / |
| Braug | 80 | 9 | / |
| Brogh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bruxh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Brueg | 80 | 2 | / |
| Brucg | 80 | 1 | / |
| Breugsch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Brugue | 73 | 324 | / |
| Braukh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Bruggs | 73 | 4 | / |
| Broukh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Broogh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Brugss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Brukch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bructh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Brrukh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Briegh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wraugh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Briggh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bruckh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bruk | 67 | 13,527 | / |
| Brux | 67 | 1,170 | / |
| Brig | 67 | 712 | / |
| Brog | 67 | 624 | / |
| Bruc | 67 | 499 | / |
| Bruksch | 67 | 123 | / |
| Børhaug | 67 | 72 | / |
| Wrug | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bruschc | 67 | 3 | / |
| Brushke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Brusgue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brugova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brucksh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brüg | 67 | 1 | / |
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Brugh Reference & Research
Brough One-name Study - A profile of the Brough surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.
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