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

The surname Rought is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rought? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rought is the 390,762nd most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 8,043,649 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Rought reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 766 people, or 1 in 473,184. In The United States Rought is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 26 percent are found, New York, where 21 percent are found and Ohio, where 9 percent are found. Not including The United States Rought is found in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Rought Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rought has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rought surname rose 559 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 146 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rought Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rought surname are 26.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.99% registered with the political 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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