Roughton Surname

147,933rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,991 people bear this surname

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

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.

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Roughton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7031:212,83620,779
England8101:68,7887,946
New Zealand1791:25,2984,427
Australia1401:192,82619,093
Canada561:657,95753,499
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Wales311:99,8247,946
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5241:46,5185,765
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2141:234,66719,701

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in Norfolk and Lincoln.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Salop.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Roughton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Roughton is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roughton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 147,933rd most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,436,491 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Roughton are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,703 people, or 1 in 212,836. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 16 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Georgia, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent reside and New Zealand, where 6 percent reside.

Roughton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Roughton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Roughton last name grew 796 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 155 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Roughton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Roughton are 23.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wroughton94244/
Roughtone942/
Roughtona941/
Rughton930/
D'Roughton891/
Raughton88310/
Roughten881/
Roughtan881/
Ronghton880/
Roughtean828/
Wroughten820/
Raughten753/
Reighton750/
Ranghton750/
Rofton712/
Rufton711/
Ruffton672/
Revoton671/
Hrofton670/

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