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Hughes
Origin
Meaning"son of Hugh" or "fire"
Region of originWales, Ireland
Other names
Related namesÓ hAodha, McHugh, Pugh, Hughs, Hews, Hayes,

Hughes /hjuːz/ is a patronymic surname of Welsh and Irish origin.

Wales

In Wales and other areas of Brythonic Britain, the name derives from the personal name Hu or Huw, meaning "fire" or "inspiration". At the time of the British Census of 1881, the relative frequency of the surname Hughes was highest on the Welsh island of Ynys Môn (Anglesey) (37.2 times the British average), followed by Gwynedd, Flintshire, Denbighshire, Meirionydd, Montgomeryshire, Ceredigion, Radnorshire and Carmarthenshire,[1]


Ireland

The surname evolved from the ancient Irish name of Ó hAodha, "grandson/descendant of Aodh ("fire")." Aodh was frequently Anglicized as Hugh. Ó hAodha in turn is Anglicized as Hughes or Hayes. Hughes is the 15th most common name in Ulster and Northern Ireland and the 2nd most common surname in Co Armagh although it originates from County Roscommon. It was the 34th most common name in Matheson's 1890 census of Ireland and the 44th most common surname in Ireland in the 1992-1997 period.[2] It is commonly found in the Counties Wexford, Donegal, Galway and Cork.[3] There are variant spellings.

People with the surname Hughes include:

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Adam Hughes is an American comic book illustrator.

Adam Hughes may also refer to:

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Billy Hughes (1862–1952) was the 7th Prime Minister of Australia.

Billy Hughes may also refer to:

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Philip, Phillip, or Phil Hughes may refer to:

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William, Will or Bill Hughes may refer to:

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References

  1. ^ "Hughes Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014
  2. ^ Murphy, Sean. "Survey of Irish Surnames" (PDF). homepage.eircom.net. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Irish Surname - Hughes". Irelandroots.com. Retrieved 1 August 2014.


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