| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 2 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 65 |
| Cornwall | 4 |
| Cumberland | 6 |
| Derbyshire | 19 |
| Devon | 5 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 129 |
| Essex | 21 |
| Gloucestershire | 8 |
| Hampshire | 9 |
| Herefordshire | 10 |
| Hertfordshire | 15 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 17 |
| Lancashire | 282 |
| Leicestershire | 8 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 137 |
| Middlesex | 1 |
| Northumberland | 19 |
| Norfolk | 5 |
| Northamptonshire | 14 |
| Nottinghamshire | 14 |
| Oxfordshire | 8 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 36 |
| Suffolk | 10 |
| Somerset | 1 |
| Surrey | 3 |
| Sussex | 8 |
| Staffordshire | 60 |
| Warwickshire | 30 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 11 |
| Worcestershire | 9 |
| Yorkshire | 42 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 44 |
| Carnarvonshire | 96 |
| Carmarthenshire | 36 |
| Denbighshire | 60 |
| Flintshire | 8 |
| Glamorgan | 89 |
| Merionethshire | 33 |
| Montgomeryshire | 31 |
| Monmouthshire | 52 |
| Pembrokeshire | 17 |
| Radnorshire | 32 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 216 |
| Labourer | 64 |
| General Servant | 30 |
| Coal Miner | 24 |
| Domestic Servant | 22 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 19 |
| Miner | 15 |
| Dress Maker | 11 |
| Cotton Weaver | 11 |
| Laundress | 11 |
| Collier | 10 |
| Charwoman | 8 |
| Farm Servant | 8 |
| Mason | 8 |
| Carpenter | 7 |
| House Keeper | 7 |
| Blacksmith | 7 |
| Servant | 7 |
| House Maid | 6 |
| Mariner's Wife | 6 |
| Pauper | 6 |
| Labourer's Son | 6 |
| Labourer's Wife | 6 |
| Butcher | 5 |
| Slate Quarry Man | 5 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Hughs | 847 |
| John Hughs | 811 |
| William Hughs | 666 |
| Elizabeth Hughs | 546 |
| Thomas Hughs | 514 |
| Ann Hughs | 372 |
| Sarah Hughs | 355 |
| Margaret Hughs | 305 |
| James Hughs | 285 |
| Jane Hughs | 276 |
| George Hughs | 207 |
| David Hughs | 177 |
| Edward Hughs | 177 |
| Henry Hughs | 165 |
| Richard Hughs | 165 |
| Ellen Hughs | 155 |
| Robert Hughs | 151 |
| Catherine Hughs | 150 |
| Joseph Hughs | 143 |
| Charles Hughs | 136 |
| Hannah Hughs | 120 |
| Hugh Hughs | 120 |
| Eliza Hughs | 118 |
| Martha Hughs | 102 |
| Emma Hughs | 94 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hughes | 83% | 591,061 |
| 2 | Hughs | 100% | 10,210 |
| 3 | Houghes | 71% | 1,477 |
| 4 | Highes | 67% | 805 |
| 5 | Haghes | 67% | 790 |
| 6 | Heighes | 57% | 660 |
| 7 | Haughes | 71% | 253 |
| 8 | Houghs | 83% | 238 |
| 9 | Ewes | 20% | 163 |
| 10 | Heighs | 67% | 154 |
| 11 | Highs | 80% | 141 |
| 12 | Hughas | 83% | 137 |
| 13 | Hoghes | 67% | 127 |
| 14 | Heughes | 71% | 119 |
| 15 | Haighs | 67% | 100 |
The surname Hughs is the 2nd most popular variant of Hughes.