Given name & surname · also Scots

Rough

Rough is a surname from Scots, ultimately from German.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Rough comes from Scots, and ultimately from German.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Rough’s family of names

In English usage, Rough as a surname has a related form in Rowe. In English usage, Rough as a surname has a related form in ROOF. In English usage, Rough as a surname has a related form in RUF.

Walk Rough’s family in the name graph

RoughRoweRuffRufRoof

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Nicknames & forms 4

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

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German

Ruegg

Ruegg is a surname from German.

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German

Reum

Reum is a surname from German.

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German

Rohrs

Rohrs is a surname from German.

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German

Rauch

Rauch is a surname, possibly from German. It is used in English and German.

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German

Rohlf

Rohlf is a surname from German.

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German

Rauth

Rauth is a surname from German.

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German

Rau

Rau is a surname from German. It is used in English, German, and Sicilian.

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25% boys · 75% girls

German

Reisig

Reisig is a surname from German.

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Sibling ideas

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