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 10,765
Labourer 1,789
Agricultural Labourer 1,248
General Servant 1,193
Domestic Servant 901
Coal Miner 697
Dress Maker 650
Farm Servant 573
Servant 466
House Keeper 411
Miner 369
Collier 339
Joiner 336
Laundress 310
Quarry Man 288
Farmer 283
Tailor 274
Shoe Maker 252
Farmer's Wife 250
Carpenter 239
General Servant Domestic 234
Blacksmith 230
Farmer's Son 228
Labourer's Wife 207
Annuitant 206

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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