Clough Surname

20,908th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Clough Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the dough,' from residence thereby. A clough is a breach in the hillside, a ravine between hills. 'Boggart Hole Clough' is well known to Manchester people; v. Clow.

'Had we the keys, said Clim of the Clough.

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Clough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,5381:28,9093,587
England8,3141:6,702969
Australia2,3871:11,3091,669
Canada7591:48,5455,894
New Zealand6821:6,6401,116
Jamaica3771:7,613897
South Africa2101:257,98926,009
Wales1631:18,9852,033
Scotland1541:34,7653,413
France621:1,071,334116,831
Northern Ireland581:31,8113,241
Panama431:90,9833,586
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Spain361:1,298,66842,856
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Israel201:427,88233,464
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Jersey141:7,0861,520
Norway131:395,56035,657
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
India61:127,844,230863,365
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malta41:107,5681,849
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,6221:3,681524
Wales411:38,2542,050
Scotland251:149,7296,268
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,5901:10,9411,427

Clough (42) may also be a first name.

Clough Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the dough,' from residence thereby. A clough is a breach in the hillside, a ravine between hills. 'Boggart Hole Clough' is well known to Manchester people; v. Clow.

'Had we the keys, said Clim of the Clough.

Ryght wel then shoulde we spede.'

A Lytell Geste of Robin Hode.

Alicia del Clogh, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

Robert del Clogn, Lancashire, 1332: ibid.

Thomas del Clogh, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Henricus de Cloghe, 1376: ibid.

1688. Buried —Mary Clough, grandniece to Dr. Meriton: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1690. Bant. — William, s. Thomas Clugh: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) Dweller at a Hollow or Ravine [Middle English clo(u)gh, Old English *clóh] Adam del Clogh, A.D. 1364.—Lanc. Fines.

The one them hight Adam Bel, The other Clym of the Clough, The thyrd was William of Cloudesly, An archer good ynough.—'Adam Bel, &c.’: Percy's Reliques.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Ravine in the Hills” - Lancashire expression. See “Clow”.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Dweller at a hollow or ravine.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A ravine, glen, or deep descent between hills. N. of English Cloff, Scotl. The Cloughs of Plas-Clough claim a Norman origin, from the Seigneurs de Rohan, and appeal to their name and arms for proof. B.L.G. To my eye, both arms and name are as English as need be.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Anglo—Saxon.) Local. A small valley between hills, a breach; from the past of the Anglo—Saxon participle cleofian, to cleave, divide.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Clough: a glen, used in the North; hence Clowes.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

The Cloughs belonged to an old gentle family of Thorp Stapleton, a member of which was a justice of the peace in the reign of James I. (Th.). Clough is a West Riding hamlet.

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

Clough Last Name Facts

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

The surname Clough is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clough? popularity and diffusion

It is the 20,908th most prevalent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 279,195 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Clough live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. Clough is also the 1,566,439th most common given name worldwide, borne by 42 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 12,538 people, or 1 in 28,909. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 8 percent reside, New York, where 6 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 72 countries. It also occurs in England, where 32 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Clough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Clough has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Clough surname increased 273 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 126 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 398 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 616 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Clough Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Clough last name is chiefly Anglican (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Clough last name are 10.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.99% registered with the political party.

The amount Clough earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.63% more than the national average, earning 362,119 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 67.03% more than the national average, earning R 396,936 per year; in United States they earn 6.67% more than the national average, earning $46,027 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.49% more than the national average, earning $51,419 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cleough9229/
Clougth921/
Chlough920/
Clugh91153/
Clogh913/
Cloug913/
Cillough860/
Cleugh83445/
Claugh837/
Clougs831/
Cluogh831/
Klough831/
Clouhg831/
Clog80246/
Clug8040/
Chloukh771/
Kllough771/
Cloux731,099/
Klugh73782/
Clogg73552/
Clugg7341/
Kloug7325/
Klogh7318/
Claug7313/
Cleog732/
Cluig731/
Clohk731/
Clagh731/
Clueg730/
Clouk730/
Killough713,727/
Kellough711,419/
Chelloug71338/
Cloque6740/
Cluigt6738/
Chlouk6725/
Cleigh6719/
Klaugh6718/
Klougt6715/
Kloogh6710/
Cloggs674/
Cellog673/
Chelloukh672/
Cleoux672/
Klogth672/
Claigh671/
Clucch671/
Cluggs671/
Khloug671/
Clogue671/
Clouck670/
Claegh670/
Kiellough670/
Claueg670/
Cleagh670/

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