Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
HUGHES
There are approximately 162,702 people named Hughes in the UK. That makes it the 29th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 2,575 are named Hughes.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Wales
Language of origin
Welsh
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
From name of parent
Related and similar surnames
HughHeys
Haye
Hayes
Heyes
Howes
Hews
Huse
Huson
Hughe
Hughs
Hues
Hase
Hea
Huges
Hays
Hayse
Haze
Hough
Hughey
Hughie
Hoes
Huus
Hudges
Hue
Hus
Hoegh
Hugues
Heus
Houghs
Hhughes
Heughes
Houghes
Hewghes
Howghes
Hooghes
Hhughs
Houghe
Heughe
Houes
Heughies
Hayze
Heughs
Hewghe
Hooghe
Howghe
Heugh
Hauxs
Heughos
The Hughes surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
The son of Hugh. Aventinus derives Hugh from Hougen, that is, slasher or cutter. Alfred, in the year 900, used Hugh to denote comfort. Hugh in the Gaelic, is Aoidh, which signifies affability, a guest, a stranger. Hu suggests the idea of elevation; Ho, Hu, highness.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
HUGHES. From Hugh, the personal name. See Hugo. HUGHMAN. See Human. HUGHSON. The sou of Hugh. HUGO. The A.-Norm. Christian name, whence Huggins, Higgins, Huggett, &c. It is very common in Domesday. See Hugh.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.