Roughton

English

Etymology

From either Old Norse rugr (“rye”) or Old English rūh (“rough”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”); compare the doublet Rowton.

Proper noun

Roughton (countable and uncountable, plural Roughtons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2464).
   2. A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2137).
   3. A hamlet in south Shropshire, England, east of Bridgnorth (OS grid ref SO7594).
2. (countable) A habitational surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Roughton is the 21068^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1247 individuals. Roughton is most common among White (94.87%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Roughton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.