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) (uncountable) A placename: A village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2464). A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2137). A hamlet in Worfield parish, south Shropshire, England, east of Bridgnorth (OS grid ref SO7594). (countable) A habitational surname. ==== 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 === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Roughton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.