Roughan

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ruadhacháin (“descendant of Ruadhachán”), a double diminutive of ruadh (“red”).

Proper noun

Roughan (plural Roughans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Roughan is the 99378^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 182 individuals. Roughan is most common among White (94.51%) individuals.

Further reading

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