Brough

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English

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Etymology

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From Old English burh (fortified place). Doublet of borough, burgh, and Bury.

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Brough (countable and uncountable, plural Broughs)

  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    1. A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY7914). [1]
    2. A hamlet in Brough and Shatton parish, High Peak district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1882). [2]
      Synonym: Brough-on-Noe
    3. A town on the Humber estuary in Elloughton-cum-Brough parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9426).
      Synonym: Brough-on-Humber
    4. A hamlet in Collingham parish, Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK8358).
    5. A small village in Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND2273).
    6. A settlement on Whalsay, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HU5564).
    7. A settlement next to Burravoe, Yell, Shetland Islands council area (OS grid ref HU5179).
  2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

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Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Brough is the 9698th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3345 individuals. Brough is most common among White (93.72%) individuals.

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