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 | 105 |
| Buckinghamshire | 189 |
| Berkshire | 468 |
| Cambridgeshire | 83 |
| Channel Islands | 41 |
| Cheshire | 5,470 |
| Cornwall | 142 |
| Cumberland | 215 |
| Derbyshire | 448 |
| Devon | 334 |
| Dorset | 127 |
| Durham | 1,838 |
| Essex | 1,050 |
| Gloucestershire | 1,044 |
| Hampshire | 818 |
| Herefordshire | 540 |
| Hertfordshire | 201 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 64 |
| Isle of Man | 87 |
| Kent | 1,543 |
| Lancashire | 15,702 |
| Leicestershire | 375 |
| Lincolnshire | 207 |
| London | 6,221 |
| Middlesex | 1,166 |
| Northumberland | 406 |
| Norfolk | 115 |
| Northamptonshire | 300 |
| Nottinghamshire | 255 |
| Oxfordshire | 349 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 64 |
| Shropshire | 2,309 |
| Suffolk | 230 |
| Somerset | 398 |
| Surrey | 982 |
| Sussex | 633 |
| Staffordshire | 5,002 |
| Warwickshire | 2,833 |
| Westmorland | 42 |
| Wiltshire | 481 |
| Worcestershire | 1,900 |
| Yorkshire | 2,457 |
| Anglesey | 3,568 |
| Brecknockshire | 279 |
| Cardiganshire | 1,211 |
| Carnarvonshire | 9,631 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1,708 |
| Denbighshire | 5,802 |
| Flintshire | 2,507 |
| Glamorgan | 6,307 |
| Merionethshire | 3,018 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1,486 |
| Monmouthshire | 1,666 |
| Pembrokeshire | 616 |
| Radnorshire | 290 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Farmer | 1,159 |
| General Labourer | 1,155 |
| General Servant Domestic | 1,152 |
| Living On Own Means | 820 |
| Dress Maker | 707 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 578 |
| Slate Quarryman | 535 |
| Domestic Servant | 524 |
| Scholar | 439 |
| Cook Domestic | 432 |
| Coal Hewer | 405 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 327 |
| Servant Domestic | 290 |
| Dressmaker | 270 |
| Dock Labourer | 247 |
| Laundress Wash | 233 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 233 |
| Charwoman | 228 |
| Carpenter | 223 |
| Tailor | 219 |
| Coal Miner C Hewer | 218 |
| House Maid Domestic | 209 |
| At School | 208 |
| Stone Mason | 208 |
| Bricklayer | 201 |
| 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