Roughan
English
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ruadhacháin (“descendant of Ruadhachán”), a double diminutive of ruadh (“red”).
Proper noun
Roughan (plural Roughans)
- A surname, from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Roughan is the 99378th 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, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN