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 surname Rougemont is found in France more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rougemont? popularity and diffusion

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

The last name is most commonly used in France, where it is carried by 1,239 people, or 1 in 53,610. In France it is most common in: Hauts-de-France, where 23 percent live, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 20 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 19 percent live. Apart from France it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live and Switzerland, where 5 percent live.

Rougemont Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rougemont has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rougemont last name expanded 2,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rougemont Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rougemont last name are 4.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.52% 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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