Hought Surname

973,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 266 people bear this surname

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

Hought Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hought Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1581:2,294,044142,811
England981:568,55234,674
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:380,86523,394
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Hought Last Name Facts

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

Hought is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hought? popularity and diffusion

It is the 973,426th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 27,396,789 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Hought reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 158 people, or 1 in 2,294,044. In The United States it is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 22 percent reside, California, where 18 percent reside and Oregon, where 13 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 37 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 3 percent reside.

Hought Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hought has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 282 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 153 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hought Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hought last name are 1.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.35% registered to vote for the political party.

Hought earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $40,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houghte920/
Houghts920/
Hoght911/
Hught911/
Ought910/
Haught835,892/
Chught83145/
Hughte8327/
Hoeght8320/
Houghs8314/
Huight838/
Hughts834/
Choght834/
Hoight833/
Houghe832/
Jought831/
Ounght830/
Hughtt830/
Gought830/
Hoyght830/
Ught8015/
Oght801/
Choughe7740/
Haughts773/
Chaught771/
Haughte770/
Hughs732,024/
Aught7366/
Huugh7311/
Hughh732/
Ahugh732/
Ughts731/
Hughj731/
Ojght731/
Haght731/
Hoghs730/
Heuightt710/
Haight6710,500/
Height672,782/
Gaught67246/
Huighe6783/
Haughs6771/
Huughe6769/
Heughe6755/
Houggy6714/
Chugdh6711/
Hieght675/
Joghth673/
Khoyoghte671/
Haghtt671/
Hughhh671/
Heughs671/
Hoyghe671/
Ougche671/
Huûghe671/
Hûughe671/
Haaght671/
Hughss670/
Hayght670/
Hughhs670/
Huyghs670/
Chughs670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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 Hought
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