Heugh Surname
Approximately 1,380 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,168 | 1:46,385 | 5,920 |
| England | 93 | 1:599,119 | 35,891 |
| United States | 63 | 1:5,753,316 | 282,354 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 93 | 1:262,101 | 18,696 |
| Scotland | 78 | 1:47,990 | 3,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
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).
“Delight” in Old Norse. (Same origin as Afrikaans “Verheug”.)
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.
Heugh Demographics
Average Heugh Salary in
United States
$54,479 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Heugh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Heugh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Heugh is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Heugh? popularity and diffusion
Heugh is the 279,970th most frequently held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 5,280,830 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Heugh reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Heugh is most commonly occurring 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 are found, Eastern Cape, where 26 percent are found and Gauteng, where 6 percent are found. Besides South Africa this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.
Heugh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Heugh has changed over time. In The United States it expanded 286 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Heugh Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Heugh surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheugh | 91 | 11 | / |
| Heuigh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Heaugh | 91 | 0 | / |
| Hugh | 89 | 3,782 | / |
| Hegh | 89 | 398 | / |
| Eugh | 89 | 2 | / |
| Heug | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hough | 80 | 40,540 | / |
| Chugh | 80 | 19,750 | / |
| Haugh | 80 | 7,769 | / |
| Høegh | 80 | 847 | / |
| Heigh | 80 | 570 | / |
| Huygh | 80 | 494 | / |
| Hoegh | 80 | 459 | / |
| Huigh | 80 | 58 | / |
| Cheug | 80 | 28 | / |
| Heagh | 80 | 13 | / |
| Heegh | 80 | 11 | / |
| Hiegh | 80 | 9 | / |
| Haegh | 80 | 9 | / |
| Höegh | 80 | 8 | / |
| Heiug | 80 | 5 | / |
| Huogh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hyegh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Huhgh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Khugh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Heugs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hjugh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eaugh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hejgh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hugth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hug | 75 | 19,650 | / |
| Heg | 75 | 597 | / |
| Eug | 75 | 46 | / |
| Ugh | 75 | 45 | / |
| Egh | 75 | 19 | / |
| Chough | 73 | 363 | / |
| Heugue | 73 | 70 | / |
| Cheigh | 73 | 26 | / |
| Chaugh | 73 | 23 | / |
| Chuggh | 73 | 10 | / |
| Chiegh | 73 | 9 | / |
| Howegh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Cheukh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ihyegh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Chuugh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Houegh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Chhugh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Huijgh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Khaugh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cheuig | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chheug | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heigth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heyugs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chuigh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahiegh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hahegh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyough | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cheegh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Høgegh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heyagh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hayegh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chugth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heuhgs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Haeigh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Haugth | 73 | 0 | / |
| Haug | 67 | 33,147 | / |
| High | 67 | 26,548 | / |
| Hagh | 67 | 10,278 | / |
| Chug | 67 | 4,529 | / |
| Heeg | 67 | 3,673 | / |
| Hegg | 67 | 2,869 | / |
| Hugg | 67 | 1,345 | / |
| Hoeg | 67 | 1,240 | / |
| Hogh | 67 | 1,023 | / |
| Houg | 67 | 955 | / |
| Ough | 67 | 874 | / |
| Høeg | 67 | 834 | / |
| Haeg | 67 | 549 | / |
| Heux | 67 | 487 | / |
| Yegh | 67 | 440 | / |
| Heig | 67 | 151 | / |
| Hygh | 67 | 131 | / |
| Hegt | 67 | 115 | / |
| Hugs | 67 | 107 | / |
| Huig | 67 | 103 | / |
| Gugh | 67 | 90 | / |
| Hugk | 67 | 85 | / |
| Heag | 67 | 82 | / |
| Aegh | 67 | 74 | / |
| Heuk | 67 | 73 | / |
| Huyg | 67 | 63 | / |
| Högh | 67 | 63 | / |
| Khayegh | 67 | 49 | / |
| Hekh | 67 | 41 | / |
| Cheugue | 67 | 28 | / |
| Jugh | 67 | 26 | / |
| Augh | 67 | 23 | / |
| Höeg | 67 | 21 | / |
| Eagh | 67 | 19 | / |
| Hágh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Uogh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Cheuikh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Aheg | 67 | 9 | / |
| Khug | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hógh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Eigh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hukh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hehg | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hugt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Huog | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huqh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hjug | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hegs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hugz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uggh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uygh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huug | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hegp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hehc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huhx | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hucg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eukh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eegh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chhough | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hecg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huhk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eugg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Euig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oheg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gegh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huhq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heyg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyug | 67 | 1 | / |
| Euog | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugxh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uegh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uugh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eaug | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eiug | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eheg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eygh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eugx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Euhg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Euhk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eugc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eqgh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hugp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huhc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huhg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hukg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heqh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heuq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hegc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hegq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hegx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hegz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hehk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hejg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hekg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihgh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjgh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heuc | 67 | 0 | / |
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