Gough

Gough ( ) is a surname. The surname may derive from the Welsh (English: "red"), possibly given as a nickname to someone with red hair or a red complexion. Another possible derivation is that it was a reduced form of the Irish McGough which itself is an Anglicized form of Gaelic , a patronymic from the personal name }} (variant ), "horseman", both derivatives of Irish "horse".

Notable people with the surname include:

*Alfred Gough, American screenwriter and producer, co-creator of ''Smallville'' *Annette Gough (born 1950), Australian academic *Antony Gough, New Zealand businessman and property developer *Austin Gough, American football player *Bobby Gough (born 1949), English footballer *Charles Gough (disambiguation) *Frederick Gough (MP for Horsham) (1901–1977), British Territorial Army officer, company director and politician *Charles John Stanley Gough, British soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross *Darren Gough (born 1970), English cricketer and ballroom dancer *Denise Gough (born 1980), Irish actress *Doris Boyd (1888–1960), née Gough, Australian artist *Douglas Gough (born 1941), British astronomer *Flori Gough Shorr (1905–1992), née Gough, American cellist *Frank Gough (1898–1980), Australian cricketer *Frederick Foster Gough, British Protestant Christian missionary *George Gough, 2nd Viscount Gough (1815–1895) *Henry Gough (1649–1724), Sheriff of Staffordshire and Member of Parliament *Hubert Gough (1870–1963), British First World War general *Hugh Gough (disambiguation) *Ian Gough, Welsh rugby player *John Gough (disambiguation) *Laurie Gough, Canadian-American travel writer *Martyn Gough (born 1966), British Anglican priest and military chaplain *Michael Gough (disambiguation) *Ray Gough (1938–2018), Northern Irish footballer *Richard Gough (disambiguation) *Robert Gough (actor), English actor *Robert Gough (priest), Irish Anglican priest *Sandra Gough, English actress *Shane Gough, 5th Viscount Gough (1941–2023) *Stephen Gough (disambiguation) Provided by Wikipedia