Pugh Forename

708,111th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Pugh Forename Definition:

This Celtic m. ‘Christian’ (whence the surname) contracts ‘Ap Hu, a Welsh patronymic’ (Swan).

Pugh Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
1421:2,553,07739,343
Afghanistan
100%
91:3,624,83524,448
England
100%
71:7,943,27461,515
Australia-21:6,828,81137,569
Sweden
100%
21:4,928,95452,965
Germany-11:96,677,87695,912
India-11:1,214,877,9714,759,450
Malaysia
100%
11:30,449,940373,101
South Africa
100%
11:54,532,649471,300
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731

Pugh (81,662) may also be a surname.

Pugh Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This Celtic m. ‘Christian’ (whence the surname) contracts ‘Ap Hu, a Welsh patronymic’ (Swan).

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Pugh Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paugh8915/
Pough898/
Peugh894/
Pug86200/
Phough806/
Phuigh801/
Pukh751,691/
Poug7533/
Puig7529/
Pugs7517/
Paug7513/
Phug7510/
Pugt751/
Pugg751/
Pugz751/
Pogh751/
Peug751/
Puug751/
Pugx751/
Vpug751/
Hpug751/
Pukkh67169/
Poukh6774/
Phugg6763/
Puukh6732/
Pukhe6715/
Paukh6713/
Phukh677/
Phogh676/
Phoug676/
Pucch675/
Pukhs671/
Puggs671/
Puggz671/
Phaug671/
Peukh671/
Poukg671/
Pujgt671/
Pushg671/
Pugks671/
Pyueg671/
Pwuyg671/
Puzsg671/
Puqyh671/
Ppugq671/
Wpuag671/
Pgwho671/
Pkwuh671/

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Footnotes

  • First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pugh