Roughton Surname
Approximately 2,991 people bear this surname
Roughton Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Roughton,' two parishes, one in Lincolnshire, the other in Norfolk.
1378. John de Roughton, dean of the rural deanery of Ingworth, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
1418.
Read More About This SurnameRoughton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,703 | 1:212,836 | 20,779 |
| England | 810 | 1:68,788 | 7,946 |
| New Zealand | 179 | 1:25,298 | 4,427 |
| Australia | 140 | 1:192,826 | 19,093 |
| Canada | 56 | 1:657,957 | 53,499 |
| South Africa | 37 | 1:1,464,262 | 76,407 |
| Wales | 31 | 1:99,824 | 7,946 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 524 | 1:46,518 | 5,765 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 214 | 1:234,667 | 19,701 |
Roughton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Roughton,' two parishes, one in Lincolnshire, the other in Norfolk.
1378. John de Roughton, dean of the rural deanery of Ingworth, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
1418. Thomas Roughton, Norwich: ibid.
1797. Married — William Roughton and Susanna Irvin: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) belonging to Roughton (Norf.: 14th cent. Roughton; Lincs, etc.) = 1 the Rough Enclosure [Old English rúh, rough, wild, uncultivated + tún, enclosure] 2 Hróca’s Estate [Anglo-Saxon *Hrócan-tún — Hrócan-, genit. of Hróca, from hróc, a rook:— + tún, estate, etc.] At Roughton, Norfolk, a considerable portion of the land is (or was) heath.
Parishes in Norfolk and Lincoln.
A location name in Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Salop.
Roughton Demographics
Average Male Roughton Height
175.77 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Roughton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roughton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Roughton occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Roughton? popularity and diffusion
Roughton is the 147,933rd most widely held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,436,491 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Roughton live; 59 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,703 people, or 1 in 212,836. In The United States Roughton is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 16 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Georgia, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States Roughton exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent live and New Zealand, where 6 percent live.
Roughton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Roughton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Roughton surname increased 796 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 155 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Roughton Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Roughton are 23.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.89% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Roughton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 204.55% more than the national average, earning R 723,732 per year; in United States they earn 1.04% more than the national average, earning $43,596 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.57% more than the national average, earning $59,408 CAD per year.
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