Brough
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English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Bruff
Etymology
From Old English burh (“fortified place”). Doublet of borough, burgh, and Bury.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Brough (countable and uncountable, plural Broughs)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY7914).
- A town on the Humber estuary in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, also called Brough-on-Humber (OS grid ref SE9426).
- A hamlet in Nottinghamshire, England.
- 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.
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.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brough”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 235.