Brough

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname): Bruff === Etymology === From Old English burh (“fortified place”). Doublet of borough, burgh, and Bury. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɹʌf/ === Proper noun === Brough (countable and uncountable, plural Broughs) (uncountable) A placename: A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY7914). A hamlet in Brough and Shatton parish, High Peak district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1882). Synonym: Brough-on-Noe A town on the Humber estuary in Elloughton-cum-Brough parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9426). Synonym: Brough-on-Humber A hamlet in Collingham parish, Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK8358). A small village in Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND2273). A settlement on Whalsay, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HU5564). A settlement next to Burravoe, Yell, Shetland Islands council area (OS grid ref HU5179). (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== 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. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brough”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 235. === Anagrams === bro hug, bro-hug, brohug