Hughes Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Hughes Name Meaning: Of Welsh origin meaning "Son of Hugh". Hugh is a German name often meaning heart/mind after St Hugh.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hughes Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hughes family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 7,432
Agricultural Labourer 1,680
House Servant 1,179
Labourer 1,016
Coal Miner 628
Dress Maker 547
Servant 495
Carter 478
General Servant 452
Wife Of Above 348
House Keeper 340
Shoe Maker 283
House Maid 258
Laundress 258
Farmer's Son 233
Blacksmith 231
Tailor 230
Farmer 210
Slate Quarrier 204
Joiner 203
Carpenter 201
Domestic Servant 199
Stone Mason 179
Lead Miner 178
Cook 176

Hughes Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hughes 100% 591,061
2 Hughs 83% 10,210
3 Hewes 50% 3,564
4 Hews 33% 2,028
5 Houghes 86% 1,477
6 Huse 50% 1,458
7 Highes 83% 805
8 Haghes 83% 790
9 Heighes 71% 660
10 Hues 67% 305
11 Haughes 86% 253
12 Houghs 67% 238
13 Heighs 50% 154
14 Highs 67% 141
15 Hughas 83% 137
16 Hoghes 83% 127
17 Heughes 86% 119
18 Haighs 50% 100

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The surname Hughes is the most popular version of all its varients

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