Rought Surname

390,762nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 906 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Rought Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rought Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7661:473,18440,205
England1051:530,64833,151
India221:34,866,608408,224
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:338,54721,815
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1371:366,56027,735

Rought Last Name Facts

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

Rought is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Rought.

How Common Is The Last Name Rought? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rought is the 390,762nd most numerous last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 8,043,649 people. The surname Rought occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Rought are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Rought is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 766 people, or 1 in 473,184. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 26 percent reside, New York, where 21 percent reside and Ohio, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States Rought exists in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Rought Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rought has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rought surname grew 559 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 146 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rought Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rought surname are 26.22% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.99% registered with the party.

Rought earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.44% less than the national average, earning $35,191 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roughte922/
Roght911/
Rught911/
Raught83498/
Roight834/
Roghth831/
Hrught831/
Rugdh734/
Raght733/
Rugch731/
Roghs730/
Rughh730/
Reioughe711/
Roiget6778/
Reight6758/
Raight676/
Rieght672/
Raghte672/
Raughe672/
Rooghe671/
Raughp671/
Rhughe671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rought
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