Rough is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Rough
No. of characters: 5
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Rough

How popular is Rough?

Rough is common in United States.

Rough is ranked 126988 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Roughs plummeted by 10.37851 per cent to 734 since 2000 and slipped by 3847 spots and ranked at 31516. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 89.92 94.26
Hispanic or Latino 3.95 0.61
Rough is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Scotland. Around 3119 people have been found who wears Rough as their family name. Rough is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
124,420 Spain3
119,730 Brazil3
6,270 Hong Kong3
54,135 Philippines2
219,873 France2
723,167 Indonesia2
54,641 Sweden2
124,220 Italy2
50,640 Switzerland2
2,823 Papua New Guinea2
5,553 Taiwan1
16,228 Bulgaria1
24,771 Colombia1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
21,562 Portugal1
31,584 Peru1
53,033 Nigeria1
36,678 Singapore1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
12,745 Luxembourg1
7,292 Vietnam1
5,872 Namibia1
2,057 Isle of Man1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
24,028 United Arab Emirates38
325,561 India31
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,257 Wales68
11,769 New Zealand54
Countries with hundreds of Rough:
10,618 England597
2,015 Scotland354
20,379 South Africa292
11,696 Australia238
59,024 Germany168
25,888 Canada133
Countries with thousands of Rough:
27,360 United States1,110
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman James Rough from Great Britain aboard the Empire State from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 24 years old when he arrived in USA on May 18, 1850.

Rough Namesakes

  • Tim Roughgarden, Computer scientist
  • Owen Roughwood, Film actor
  • Bryony Roughton, Film director
  • Lill Roughley, Actress
  • Jarryd Roughead, Australian Rules Footballer
  • Jordan Roughead, Australian rules footballer
  • Jarryd Roughead, Australian Rules Footballer
  • Joan Roughgarden, Biologist
  • Lill Roughley, Actress

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