Roughley Surname
Approximately 2,131 people bear this surname
Roughley Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Roughley,' i.e. Roughlee Booth, a township in the parish of Whalley, Lancashire.
1592. Richard Roughley, of Windle: Wills at Chester.
1613. Thomas Roughley, of Sutton: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameRoughley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,232 | 1:45,226 | 5,696 |
| Australia | 449 | 1:60,124 | 7,285 |
| United States | 219 | 1:1,655,064 | 110,387 |
| Canada | 153 | 1:240,821 | 22,946 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:103,151 | 8,167 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 528 | 1:46,165 | 5,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Roughley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Roughley,' i.e. Roughlee Booth, a township in the parish of Whalley, Lancashire.
1592. Richard Roughley, of Windle: Wills at Chester.
1613. Thomas Roughley, of Sutton: ibid.
1664. Richard Roughley, of Sutton, Lancashire: ibid.
(English) belonging to Roughley or Roughlee; or Dweller at the Rough Lea [Old English rúh, rough, wild + leáh., a lea] The Lanc. Roughlee was Rughelegh a.d. 1323.
Roughley Demographics
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Roughley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roughley Come From? nationality or country of origin
Roughley is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Roughley? popularity and diffusion
The surname Roughley is the 196,647th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,419,778 people. The surname Roughley occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Roughley reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in British Isles.
The surname Roughley is most widespread in England, where it is held by 1,232 people, or 1 in 45,226. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Merseyside, where 25 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 22 percent are found and Lancashire, where 11 percent are found. Beside England Roughley is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.
Roughley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Roughley has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Roughley surname rose 233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 10,950 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Roughley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Roughley surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Roughley surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.
The amount Roughley earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 8.36% less than the national average, earning R 217,764 per year; in United States they earn 20.7% more than the national average, earning $52,081 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.54% more than the national average, earning $54,422 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rougley | 93 | 30 | / |
| Roughly | 93 | 13 | / |
| Roughle | 93 | 1 | / |
| Rughley | 93 | 0 | / |
| Raughley | 88 | 261 | / |
| Roungley | 88 | 1 | / |
| Roighley | 88 | 0 | / |
| Roughlea | 88 | 0 | / |
| Rugley | 86 | 180 | / |
| Rougle | 86 | 27 | / |
| Rogley | 86 | 2 | / |
| Rughle | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rughly | 86 | 0 | / |
| Rouggly | 80 | 116 | / |
| Rongley | 80 | 28 | / |
| Ruggley | 80 | 16 | / |
| Rougler | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ruigley | 80 | 0 | / |
| Raughly | 80 | 0 | / |
| Rughles | 80 | 0 | / |
| Raghley | 80 | 0 | / |
| Raugley | 80 | 0 | / |
| Rugle | 77 | 68 | / |
| Rugly | 77 | 34 | / |
| Rogly | 77 | 13 | / |
| Rogle | 77 | 6 | / |
| Reighley | 75 | 286 | / |
| Rouggles | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ranghley | 75 | 0 | / |
| Rieghley | 75 | 0 | / |
| Raughlie | 75 | 0 | / |
| Raighley | 75 | 0 | / |
| Rogler | 71 | 1,474 | / |
| Ruggle | 71 | 247 | / |
| Rogles | 71 | 223 | / |
| Ragley | 71 | 90 | / |
| Roglet | 71 | 45 | / |
| Rugles | 71 | 10 | / |
| Rugler | 71 | 6 | / |
| Rungle | 71 | 6 | / |
| Rongle | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ruggly | 71 | 4 | / |
| Rougla | 71 | 2 | / |
| Raghle | 71 | 2 | / |
| Roggle | 71 | 2 | / |
| Raghly | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rousgille | 71 | 1 | / |
| Roegle | 71 | 0 | / |
| Reugle | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ruegle | 71 | 0 | / |
| Rhugle | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ruggles | 67 | 7,859 | / |
| Rugless | 67 | 292 | / |
| Rugkhla | 67 | 14 | / |
| Roggles | 67 | 9 | / |
| Rogelle | 67 | 9 | / |
| Rangley | 67 | 6 | / |
| Runglee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Reigley | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rogelly | 67 | 2 | / |
| Reighly | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hrugles | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruogles | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruggler | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roogler | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roghlis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rogleio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rhagley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reuglez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruigler | 67 | 0 | / |
| Roeglle | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rueggle | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ruygles | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ranghly | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ruiggle | 67 | 0 | / |
| Raggley | 67 | 0 | / |
| Roggler | 67 | 0 | / |
| Reagley | 67 | 0 | / |
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