Roughley Surname

196,647th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

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.

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Roughley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2321:45,2265,696
Australia4491:60,1247,285
United States2191:1,655,064110,387
Canada1531:240,82122,946
Wales301:103,1518,167
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5281:46,1655,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

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.

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

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Roughley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Roughley is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roughley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 196,647th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,419,778 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Roughley are found; 60 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 1,232 people, or 1 in 45,226. In England Roughley is primarily concentrated in: Merseyside, where 25 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 22 percent reside and Lancashire, where 11 percent reside. Outside of England Roughley occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Roughley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Roughley has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 10,950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Roughley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Roughley surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rougley9330/
Roughly9313/
Roughle931/
Rughley930/
Raughley88261/
Roungley881/
Roighley880/
Roughlea880/
Rugley86180/
Rougle8627/
Rogley862/
Rughle861/
Rughly860/
Rouggly80116/
Rongley8028/
Ruggley8016/
Rougler802/
Ruigley800/
Raughly800/
Rughles800/
Raghley800/
Raugley800/
Rugle7768/
Rugly7734/
Rogly7713/
Rogle776/
Reighley75286/
Rouggles752/
Ranghley750/
Rieghley750/
Raughlie750/
Raighley750/
Rogler711,474/
Ruggle71247/
Rogles71223/
Ragley7190/
Roglet7145/
Rugles7110/
Rugler716/
Rungle716/
Rongle715/
Ruggly714/
Rougla712/
Raghle712/
Roggle712/
Raghly711/
Rousgille711/
Roegle710/
Reugle710/
Ruegle710/
Rhugle710/
Ruggles677,859/
Rugless67292/
Rugkhla6714/
Roggles679/
Rogelle679/
Rangley676/
Runglee674/
Reigley674/
Rogelly672/
Reighly672/
Hrugles671/
Ruogles671/
Ruggler671/
Roogler671/
Roghlis671/
Rogleio671/
Rhagley671/
Reuglez671/
Ruigler670/
Roeglle670/
Rueggle670/
Ruygles670/
Ranghly670/
Ruiggle670/
Raggley670/
Roggler670/
Reagley670/

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