# Roughton

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A placename:
2. A placename:
3. A placename:
4. A habitational surname.

## Etymology
From either Old Norse rugr (“rye”) or Old English rūh (“rough”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”); compare the doublet Rowton.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/roughton