Brough

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Bruff

Etymology

From Old English burh (“fortified place”). Doublet of borough, burgh, and Bury.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹʌf/

Proper noun

Brough (countable and uncountable, plural Broughs)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY7914).
   2. A town on the Humber estuary in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, also called Brough-on-Humber (OS grid ref SE9426).
   3. A hamlet in Nottinghamshire, England.
   4. A small village in Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND2273).
   5. A settlement on Whalsay, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HU5564).
   6. A settlement next to Burravoe, Yell, Shetland Islands council area (OS grid ref HU5179).
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Brough is the 9698^th 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.

Anagrams

• bro hug, bro-hug, brohug