Heugh Surname

279,970th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Heugh Surname Definition:

Local, perhaps a variant of Hauch, which see. Heugh and Haugh are old names, now rare, but surviving in the West. Thomas Hewch, 1508. William Heuche, hospitaller, Holy Trinity, Edinburgh, 1543 (Soltre, p. 108).

Heugh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1681:46,3855,920
England931:599,11935,891
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Australia291:930,88655,860
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England931:262,10118,696
Scotland781:47,9903,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Heugh Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local, perhaps a variant of Hauch, which see. Heugh and Haugh are old names, now rare, but surviving in the West. Thomas Hewch, 1508. William Heuche, hospitaller, Holy Trinity, Edinburgh, 1543 (Soltre, p. 108).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

“Delight” in Old Norse. (Same origin as Afrikaans “Verheug”.)

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Heugh: pronounced Heuhh, is a crag, a cliff. This word or “haugh” is liable to attract to it the s from the end of the foregoing word. Thus Earnshaw is Ernsheugh, the Eagles’ Cliff.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Heugh Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Heugh Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Heugh is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heugh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 279,970th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,280,830 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Heugh reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 1,168 people, or 1 in 46,385. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 56 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 26 percent reside and Gauteng, where 6 percent reside. Other than South Africa it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Heugh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Heugh has changed over time. In The United States it rose 286 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Heugh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Heugh are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Heugh earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 13.74% less than the national average, earning R 204,996 per year; in United States they earn 26.26% more than the national average, earning $54,479 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.68% more than the national average, earning $68,404 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheugh9111/
Heuigh911/
Heaugh910/
Hugh893,782/
Hegh89398/
Eugh892/
Heug891/
Hough8040,540/
Chugh8019,750/
Haugh807,769/
Høegh80847/
Heigh80570/
Huygh80494/
Hoegh80459/
Huigh8058/
Cheug8028/
Heagh8013/
Heegh8011/
Hiegh809/
Haegh809/
Höegh808/
Heiug805/
Huogh802/
Hyegh802/
Huhgh802/
Khugh801/
Heugs801/
Hjugh801/
Eaugh801/
Hejgh801/
Hugth801/
Hug7519,650/
Heg75597/
Eug7546/
Ugh7545/
Egh7519/
Chough73363/
Heugue7370/
Cheigh7326/
Chaugh7323/
Chuggh7310/
Chiegh739/
Howegh734/
Cheukh734/
Ihyegh734/
Chuugh732/
Houegh732/
Chhugh732/
Huijgh732/
Khaugh731/
Cheuig731/
Chheug731/
Heigth731/
Heyugs731/
Chuigh731/
Ahiegh731/
Hahegh731/
Eyough731/
Cheegh731/
Høgegh731/
Heyagh731/
Hayegh731/
Chugth731/
Heuhgs730/
Haeigh730/
Haugth730/
Haug6733,147/
High6726,548/
Hagh6710,278/
Chug674,529/
Heeg673,673/
Hegg672,869/
Hugg671,345/
Hoeg671,240/
Hogh671,023/
Houg67955/
Ough67874/
Høeg67834/
Haeg67549/
Heux67487/
Yegh67440/
Heig67151/
Hygh67131/
Hegt67115/
Hugs67107/
Huig67103/
Gugh6790/
Hugk6785/
Heag6782/
Aegh6774/
Heuk6773/
Huyg6763/
Högh6763/
Khayegh6749/
Hekh6741/
Cheugue6728/
Jugh6726/
Augh6723/
Höeg6721/
Eagh6719/
Hágh6711/
Uogh6710/
Cheuikh6710/
Aheg679/
Khug678/
Hógh678/
Eigh677/
Hukh676/
Hehg674/
Hugt673/
Huog672/
Huqh672/
Hjug672/
Hegs672/
Hugz672/
Uggh672/
Uygh672/
Huug672/
Hegp672/
Hehc672/
Huhx672/
Hucg672/
Eukh672/
Eegh672/
Chhough671/
Hecg671/
Huhk671/
Eugg671/
Euig671/
Oheg671/
Gegh671/
Huhq671/
Heyg671/
Eyug671/
Euog671/
Ugxh671/
Ugkh671/
Uegh671/
Uugh671/
Eaug671/
Eiug671/
Eheg671/
Eygh671/
Eugx671/
Euhg671/
Euhk671/
Eugc671/
Eqgh671/
Hugp671/
Huhc671/
Huhg671/
Hukg671/
Heqh671/
Heuq671/
Hegc671/
Hegq671/
Hegx671/
Hegz671/
Hehk671/
Hejg671/
Hekg671/
Ihgh671/
Hjgh671/
Heuc670/

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