Tough Surname

67,024th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Tough Surname Definition:

From the parish of Tough (Gaelic tulach, a knoll), near Alford, Aberdeenshire. The ch and gh have the guttural pronunciation of ch in loch. In a roll of missing charters of David II is one to Isabel Toulch, sister to Henry Toulch, of the lands of Toulch in the sheriffdom of Abirdene (RMS.

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Tough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia2,9341:5,279731
England1,1041:50,4696,250
Scotland9911:5,402903
Canada6991:52,7126,318
Australia4221:63,9717,671
United States3831:946,36870,670
Nigeria3551:498,99424,920
New Zealand961:47,1707,685
United Arab Emirates891:102,9478,862
Wales651:47,6084,483
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Mauritania351:116,9966,922
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Guernsey291:2,222539
Ireland181:261,6089,673
India161:47,941,586492,263
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
France21:33,211,361423,184
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland9361:3,999637
England2291:106,44310,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:635,68042,122

Tough (780) may also be a first name.

Tough Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the parish of Tough (Gaelic tulach, a knoll), near Alford, Aberdeenshire. The ch and gh have the guttural pronunciation of ch in loch. In a roll of missing charters of David II is one to Isabel Toulch, sister to Henry Toulch, of the lands of Toulch in the sheriffdom of Abirdene (RMS., I, App. II, 1361). Sande Towcht in Aberdeen was ordered in 1538 to find caution for "strubbling" others (CRA., p. 158). Sir James Toucht was a notary in Fife, 1549 (Gaw, 27), Thomas Tucht was keeper of the inner door of Exchequer in 1561 (ER., XIX, p. 137), one Touch is recorded as burgess of Dysart in 1508 (Dysart, p. 36), and jonn Towichte was a "baixter" in Aberdeen in 1581 (SCM., II, p. 54). John Touch, trade burgess in Aberdeen, 1611 (ROA., I, p. 231). The surname is most common on tom itones in the churchyard of Keam (Jervise, II, p. 217). George Touch, skipper in Dysart, was retoured heir of William Touch in Leaven, in ane tenement of land in Pettinweim in 1653 (Retours, Fife, 823). William Touch in Kirktoun of Inch, 1748 (Aberdeen CR.). George Gray Tough of Ythan Wells was killed in the first Great War (Turriff).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Sturdy; capable of endurance.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

1. From the parish of Tough co. Aberdeen, Scotland, which in Gaelic is said to mean "northern exposure;" but the name was originally Tullyunch. 2. From Tough, name of two parishes of Ireland, Munster, co. Limerick.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A location name in Aberdeen. Or from the Dutch, Tuff, Touw; a personal name.

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

Tough Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tough (Arabic: عصيبه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻮﻕ) is more frequently found in Cambodia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tough? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tough is the 67,024th most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 980,959 people. Tough is predominantly found in Asia, where 42 percent of Tough reside; 40 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 39 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. Tough is also the 293,794th most commonly held given name globally It is held by 780 people.

This surname is most widespread in Cambodia, where it is borne by 2,934 people, or 1 in 5,279. In Cambodia Tough is most numerous in: Siem Reap Province, where 14 percent are found, Phnom Penh, where 13 percent are found and Kampong Cham Province, where 9 percent are found. Barring Cambodia this surname is found in 49 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent are found and Scotland, where 13 percent are found.

Tough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tough has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Tough surname rose 482 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 106 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 485 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 22 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tough Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Presbyterian (48%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tough surname are 28.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.76% being registered with the party.

The amount Tough earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 28.22% more than the national average, earning R 304,692 per year; in United States they earn 6.43% more than the national average, earning $45,923 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.86% more than the national average, earning $51,603 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Though917/
Tugh89346/
Togh89307/
Toug8947/
Tougz80114/
Toueg8061/
Tgoug8042/
Teugh8017/
Thoug8010/
Taugh809/
Tuegh806/
Toogh803/
Tuigh801/
Toukh801/
Tuugh801/
Tuogh801/
Tougs800/
Tug75294/
Tog75244/
Tougue7348/
Tojigh7311/
Thoogh731/
Tajugh731/
Tayugh731/
Tayoug731/
Taoueg731/
Touchq731/
Tagh672,150/
Taug67648/
Touk67584/
Touq67459/
Toux67391/
Tuig67254/
Tukh6778/
Toog6767/
Thug6766/
Togt6755/
Toeg6749/
Tugg6746/
Tokh6740/
Tugz6729/
Togg6715/
Touc6713/
Togs6713/
Tuhk6712/
Tyoyegh6711/
Tuxh6710/
Thog679/
Toig677/
Tugs676/
Toxh675/
Togx674/
Tueg674/
Toqu673/
Tokg672/
Tuog672/
Tohk672/
Tuhq671/
Tuug671/
Tucg671/
Tuhc671/
Dtug671/
Toqh671/
Togp671/
Teug671/
Tyoyogh671/
Tocg671/
Tohc671/
Thayoug671/
Togz671/

Tough Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tough in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻮﻕtwq-
Tough in the Arabic language
عصيبهsybh-
عسيرهsyrh-
قاسيهqasyh-

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