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 found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hought? popularity and diffusion

Hought is the 973,426th most common surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 27,396,789 people. Hought is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Hought live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 158 people, or 1 in 2,294,044. In The United States Hought is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 22 percent live, California, where 18 percent live and Oregon, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Hought is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 37 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 3 percent live.

Hought Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hought has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hought surname expanded 282 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 153 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hought Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hought surname are 1.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.35% being registered to vote for the 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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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