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Roughton
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English
Etymology
From either en non rugr rye or en ang rūh rough + ang tūn enclosure; settlement, town; compare the doublet 1 en Rowton.
Proper noun
~ s
en uncountable A placename:
en village/and/cpar in dist/East Lindsey co/Lincolnshire cc/England OS grid ref TF2464. Parish map (Lincolnshire)
en village/and/cpar in dist/North Norfolk co/Norfolk cc/England OS grid ref TG2137. Parish map (Norfolk)
en hamlet par/Worfield south co/Shropshire cc/England east of town/Bridgnorth OS grid ref SO7594. List of United Kingdom locations: Ros-Rz#Rou
en countable en habitational.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Roughton is the 21068th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1247 individuals. Roughton is most common among White (94.87%) individuals.
References
Further reading
en surnames from Old Norse surnames from Old English