About Roxburgh
The surname Roxburgh is of Scottish origin and is derived from the place name Roxburghshire, a historic county in the Scottish Borders region. The name is believed to have originated from the Old English words "hroc" meaning "rook" (a type of bird) and "burh" meaning "fortress" or "castle." Therefore, the surname Roxburgh can be interpreted to mean "fortress of the rooks" or "castle of the rooks."
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The surname Roxburgh is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Roxburgh based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Roxburgh is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Roxburgh in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Roxburgh using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.