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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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