Roughneen Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Roughneen Surname Definition:

Ó Reachtnín (W) A Mayo name Roughneen is also an occasional synonym of Ronan, q.v

Roughneen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland801:58,8623,980
England801:696,47639,547
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland591:75,0825,404

Roughneen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Reachtnín (W) A Mayo name Roughneen is also an occasional synonym of Ronan, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Reachtnín (W) A Mayo name Roughneen is also an occasional synonym of Ronan, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Roughneen Last Name Facts

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

Roughneen is found most frequently in Ireland. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Roughneen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,067,497th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Roughneen live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most common in Ireland, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 58,862. In Ireland it is primarily concentrated in: Connaught, where 70 percent are found and Leinster, where 30 percent are found. Other than Ireland Roughneen exists in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 34 percent are found and The United States, where 28 percent are found.

Roughneen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Roughneen has changed through the years. In Ireland the share of the population with the last name expanded 136 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Roughneen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Roughneen last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the political party.

Roughneen earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.74% more than the national average, earning $54,689 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raughneen890/
Rognean75525/
Rungnen7518/
Rongnen751/
Rognin67210/
Rognem672/
Rugnin672/
Rognain631/
Rognheim598/
Ragėnienė56162/
Raungnaun561/
Ragnem537/

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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 Roughneen
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