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  1. Ough

    Ough is a letter sequence often seen in words in the English language. In Middle English, where the spelling arose, it was probably pronounced with a back rounded vowel and a velar fricative, e.g., or. It is by far the sequence of letters with the most unpredictable pronunciation, having at least six pronunciations in North American English and over ten in British English. A few of the more common are these:

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. OUGH

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ough is ranked #75564 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Ough surname appeared 255 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Ough.

    80.7% or 206 total occurrences were White.
    6.6% or 17 total occurrences were Asian.
    5.8% or 15 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    2.7% or 7 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    1.9% or 5 total occurrences were Black.
    1.9% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ough in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ough in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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