Rougemont Surname

259,625th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,514 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Rougemont Surname Definition:

(French) Red Mount [French rouge, Low Latin rubjus, Latin rubeus, red + French mont, Latin mons, montis, hill]

Rougemont Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,2391:53,6107,064
United States1501:2,416,393148,665
Switzerland701:117,32712,009
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Rougemont Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Red Mount [French rouge, Low Latin rubjus, Latin rubeus, red + French mont, Latin mons, montis, hill]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Richard de Rubeomonte, Normandy 1180 - 95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Rougemont Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rougemont occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rougemont? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 259,625th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 4,813,439 people. The surname Rougemont occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Rougemont reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 1,239 people, or 1 in 53,610. In France Rougemont is primarily found in: Hauts-de-France, where 23 percent are found, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 20 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 19 percent are found. Apart from France Rougemont occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Switzerland, where 5 percent are found.

Rougemont Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rougemont has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rougemont Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rougemont last name are 4.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.52% being registered to vote for the party.

Rougemont earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.1% more than the national average, earning $46,646 USD per year.

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