| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 4 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 3 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 1 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 |
| Hampshire | 4 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 2 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 1 |
| Lancashire | 5 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 13 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 1 |
| Norfolk | 1 |
| Northamptonshire | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 2 |
| Shropshire | 3 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 9 |
| Surrey | 4 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 1 |
| Warwickshire | 1 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 5 |
| Yorkshire | 4 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 6 |
| Carnarvonshire | 12 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 2 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 13 |
| Laundress | 2 |
| House Keeper | 2 |
| Assistant | 1 |
| General Servant | 1 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 1 |
| General Domestic Servant | 1 |
| General Labour | 1 |
| Greengocer | 1 |
| Butchers Assistant | 1 |
| Gardener Assistant | 1 |
| General Servant Domestic | 1 |
| Joiner | 1 |
| Publican | 1 |
| Slate Quarry Man | 1 |
| Moulder | 1 |
| Tailor | 1 |
| Lady Help | 1 |
| Cotton Operative | 1 |
| Gardener | 1 |
| Machinist | 1 |
| Grocer Assistant | 1 |
| General Labourer | 1 |
| Binder | 1 |
| Sailor | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Houghs | 20 |
| Elizabeth Houghs | 15 |
| Mary Houghs | 14 |
| Thomas Houghs | 12 |
| John Houghs | 11 |
| Ann Houghs | 10 |
| Henry Houghs | 9 |
| George Houghs | 8 |
| James Houghs | 8 |
| Sarah Houghs | 8 |
| Ellen Houghs | 7 |
| Charles Houghs | 6 |
| Jane Houghs | 6 |
| Eliza Houghs | 4 |
| Emily Houghs | 4 |
| Joseph Houghs | 4 |
| Margaret Houghs | 4 |
| Maria Houghs | 4 |
| Richard Houghs | 4 |
| Ruth Houghs | 4 |
| David Houghs | 3 |
| Edward Houghs | 3 |
| Robert Houghs | 3 |
| Stephen Houghs | 3 |
| Alfred Houghs | 2 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hughes | 67% | 591,061 |
| 2 | Howes | 50% | 39,536 |
| 3 | Hughs | 83% | 10,210 |
| 4 | Howse | 33% | 7,771 |
| 5 | Hows | 50% | 1,896 |
| 6 | Houghes | 86% | 1,477 |
| 7 | Highes | 50% | 805 |
| 8 | Haghes | 50% | 790 |
| 9 | Heighes | 57% | 660 |
| 10 | Haughes | 71% | 253 |
| 11 | Houghs | 100% | 238 |
| 12 | Heighs | 67% | 154 |
| 13 | Highs | 67% | 141 |
| 14 | Hughas | 67% | 137 |
| 15 | Hoghes | 67% | 127 |
| 16 | Heughes | 71% | 119 |
| 17 | Haighs | 67% | 100 |
The surname Houghs is the 11th most popular variant of Hughes.