Roughton Family History
Roughton Name Meaning
English: habitational name most often from Roughton (Lincolnshire) but perhaps sometimes also from Roughton (Norfolk) both named with Old English rūh ‘rough’ or Old Norse rúgr ‘rye’ + Old English tūn ‘farmstead estate’. Rowton Farm in Skirlaugh (East Yorkshire) is a possible source in northeastern England but no early evidence for a surname derived from it has been found. Compare Rowton .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022