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
School 10,131
Coal Miner Hewer 1,262
Farmer 871
General Servant (domestic) 759
Labourer 657
General Labourer 628
Ysgol 602
Farm Labourer 534
Private Means 519
Domestic Servant 496
Dressmaker 489
At School 437
At Home 381
None 334
Housekeeper 307
Clerk 279
House Keeper 271
General Servant Domestic 253
Joiner 245
Coal Miner (hewer) 240
Charwoman 237
Shop Assistant 229
Bricklayer 227
Carter 224
Scholar 220

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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