Gough

Gough is a surname. The surname may derive from the Welsh coch (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 Mag Eochadha, a patronymic from the personal name (variant Eachaidh), "horseman", both derivatives of Irish each "horse".

Occasionally used as a first or middle name:
 * Edward Gough Whitlam, known as Gough Whitlam, Australian Prime Minister.

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), a number of people
 * Charles Frederick Howard Gough (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 Gough Boyd (1888–1960), Australian artist
 * Douglas Gough (born 1941), British astronomer, Leverhulme Emeritus Fellow at the University of Cambridge
 * Frank Gough (1898–1980), Australian cricketer
 * Frederick Foster Gough, British Protestant Christian missionary
 * Henry Gough (1649–1724), Sheriff of Staffordshire, MP
 * Hubert Gough, British World War I general
 * Hugh Henry Gough (1833–1909), Anglo-Irish soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross
 * Ian Gough, Welsh rugby player
 * John Gough (disambiguation), a number of people
 * Laurie Gough, Canadian-American travel writer
 * Martyn Gough (chaplain) (born 1966), British Anglican priest and military chaplain
 * Michael Gough (1916–2011), British actor
 * Michael Gough (archaeologist) (1916–1973), British archaeologist
 * Michael Gough (cricketer) (born 1979), English cricketer and umpire
 * Michael Gough (voice actor) (born 1956), American voice actor
 * Ray Gough (1938–2018), Northern Irish footballer
 * Richard Gough (disambiguation), a number of people
 * Robert Gough (actor), English actor
 * Robert Gough (priest), Irish Anglican priest
 * Sandra Gough, English actress
 * Stephen Gough, British pro-nudity activist known as the "Naked Rambler"
 * Stephen Gough (footballer), Irish footballer
 * Stephen Gough (politician), Canadian politician
 * Stephen Gough (speed skater), Canadian skater
 * Viscount Gough, a United Kingdom peerage successively held by:
 * Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough (1779–1869)
 * George Gough, 2nd Viscount Gough (1815–1895)
 * Hugh Gough, 3rd Viscount Gough (1849–1919)
 * Hugh Gough, 4th Viscount Gough (1892–1951)
 * Shane Gough, 5th Viscount Gough (1941-2023)