Roughly Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Roughly Surname Definition:

Local: "the rough lea, or pasture."

Roughly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808

Roughly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local: "the rough lea, or pasture."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Roughly Last Name Facts

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

Roughly is held by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Roughly? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Roughly is mostly found in The Americas, where 38 percent of Roughly live; 38 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Roughly is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 5,399,140. In Australia it is mostly found in: Queensland, where 80 percent live and New South Wales, where 20 percent live. Not including Australia this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent live and England, where 23 percent live.

Roughly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Roughly has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 88 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roughley932,131/
Rughly920/
Rouggly86116/
Rougley8630/
Roughle861/
Rughley860/
Raughly860/
Rugly8334/
Rogly8313/
Raughley80261/
Roungley801/
Roughlea800/
Roighley800/
Rugley77180/
Rougle7727/
Ruggly774/
Rougla772/
Rogley772/
Rughle771/
Raghly771/
Rongley7128/
Ruggley7116/
Rougler712/
Reighly712/
Rogelly712/
Roghlis711/
Rughles710/
Ranghly710/
Ruigley710/
Raugley710/
Raghley710/
Reighley67286/
Rogla67212/
Rugle6768/
Rugli6760/
Roglá679/
Rogle676/
Rogli676/
Rughelli675/
Rouggles672/
Rougllis671/
Rugla671/
Ranghley670/
Rieghley670/
Raughlie670/
Raighley670/
Ragly670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Roughly
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