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 | 109 |
Buckinghamshire | 212 |
Berkshire | 449 |
Cambridgeshire | 64 |
Channel Islands | 52 |
Cheshire | 4,281 |
Cornwall | 85 |
Cumberland | 281 |
Derbyshire | 333 |
Devon | 280 |
Dorset | 111 |
Durham | 1,429 |
Essex | 566 |
Gloucestershire | 898 |
Hampshire | 645 |
Herefordshire | 490 |
Hertfordshire | 188 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 64 |
Isle of Man | 64 |
Kent | 1,247 |
Lancashire | 13,303 |
Leicestershire | 223 |
Lincolnshire | 189 |
London | 5,423 |
Middlesex | 757 |
Northumberland | 279 |
Norfolk | 80 |
Northamptonshire | 243 |
Nottinghamshire | 160 |
Oxfordshire | 334 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 64 |
Shropshire | 2,209 |
Suffolk | 256 |
Somerset | 382 |
Surrey | 632 |
Sussex | 609 |
Staffordshire | 4,083 |
Warwickshire | 2,337 |
Westmorland | 50 |
Wiltshire | 456 |
Worcestershire | 1,458 |
Yorkshire | 2,018 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 247 |
Cardiganshire | 1,219 |
Carnarvonshire | 9,003 |
Carmarthenshire | 1,527 |
Denbighshire | 5,525 |
Flintshire | 2,655 |
Glamorgan | 4,822 |
Merionethshire | 2,986 |
Montgomeryshire | 1,467 |
Monmouthshire | 1,299 |
Pembrokeshire | 571 |
Radnorshire | 239 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Scholar | 13,353 |
Coal Miner | 1,865 |
Farmer | 1,241 |
General Labourer | 1,236 |
Domestic Servant | 1,096 |
Agricultural Labourer | 844 |
Labourer | 842 |
Dress Maker | 809 |
General Servant | 773 |
General Servant Domestic | 755 |
Farm Servant | 476 |
Living On Her Own Means | 449 |
Living On Own Means | 432 |
Farm Labourer | 352 |
Joiner | 326 |
Laundress | 306 |
House Keeper | 295 |
Grocer | 277 |
Blacksmith | 267 |
Tailor | 258 |
General Domestic Servant | 250 |
Carpenter | 221 |
Slate Quarry Man | 218 |
Cotton Weaver | 215 |
Clerk | 213 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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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 |
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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