Hughes Name Meaning: Of Welsh origin meaning "Son of Hugh". Hugh is a German name often meaning heart/mind after St Hugh.
Discover how your Hughes ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 97 |
| Buckinghamshire | 205 |
| Berkshire | 453 |
| Cambridgeshire | 91 |
| Channel Islands | 45 |
| Cheshire | 3,945 |
| Cornwall | 81 |
| Cumberland | 209 |
| Derbyshire | 323 |
| Devon | 275 |
| Dorset | 84 |
| Durham | 1,278 |
| Essex | 481 |
| Gloucestershire | 863 |
| Hampshire | 516 |
| Herefordshire | 581 |
| Hertfordshire | 161 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 55 |
| Isle of Man | 64 |
| Kent | 1,095 |
| Lancashire | 12,431 |
| Leicestershire | 226 |
| Lincolnshire | 160 |
| London | 5,256 |
| Middlesex | 524 |
| Northumberland | 238 |
| Norfolk | 61 |
| Northamptonshire | 225 |
| Nottinghamshire | 104 |
| Oxfordshire | 347 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 55 |
| Shropshire | 2,387 |
| Suffolk | 200 |
| Somerset | 341 |
| Surrey | 578 |
| Sussex | 500 |
| Staffordshire | 3,979 |
| Warwickshire | 2,267 |
| Westmorland | 29 |
| Wiltshire | 466 |
| Worcestershire | 1,497 |
| Yorkshire | 1,674 |
| Anglesey | 3,757 |
| Brecknockshire | 265 |
| Cardiganshire | 1,532 |
| Carnarvonshire | 9,042 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1,431 |
| Denbighshire | 5,582 |
| Flintshire | 2,886 |
| Glamorgan | 3,871 |
| Merionethshire | 3,229 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1,755 |
| Monmouthshire | 1,188 |
| Pembrokeshire | 568 |
| Radnorshire | 230 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 16,178 |
| Coal Miner | 1,457 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 1,060 |
| Domestic Servant | 1,009 |
| General Labourer | 972 |
| General Servant | 942 |
| Labourer | 916 |
| Dress Maker | 868 |
| General Servant Domestic | 450 |
| Farmers Son | 425 |
| Farmers Wife | 422 |
| Farm Servant Indoor | 404 |
| Quarryman | 391 |
| Farm Labourer | 380 |
| Joiner | 376 |
| Laundress | 348 |
| House Keeper | 330 |
| Farmers Daughter | 329 |
| Annuitant | 288 |
| Tailor | 278 |
| Charwoman | 269 |
| Carpenter | 251 |
| General Domestic Servant | 227 |
| Stone Mason | 223 |
| Shoe Maker | 222 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Hughes | 44,566 |
| Mary Hughes | 44,071 |
| William Hughes | 37,477 |
| Elizabeth Hughes | 29,642 |
| Thomas Hughes | 27,252 |
| Jane Hughes | 19,064 |
| Margaret Hughes | 17,830 |
| Sarah Hughes | 16,908 |
| Ann Hughes | 15,266 |
| Robert Hughes | 12,678 |
| Edward Hughes | 11,187 |
| James Hughes | 11,008 |
| Hugh Hughes | 10,787 |
| Ellen Hughes | 10,723 |
| Richard Hughes | 10,416 |
| Catherine Hughes | 10,318 |
| David Hughes | 10,197 |
| George Hughes | 9,895 |
| Henry Hughes | 7,741 |
| Joseph Hughes | 7,401 |
| Annie Hughes | 7,139 |
| Charles Hughes | 6,532 |
| Anne Hughes | 6,030 |
| Hannah Hughes | 5,532 |
| Eliza Hughes | 5,335 |
| 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 |
The surname Hughes is the most popular version of all its varients