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

The surname Hought is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Hought.

How Common Is The Last Name Hought? popularity and diffusion

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

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 158 people, or 1 in 2,294,044. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 22 percent reside, California, where 18 percent reside and Oregon, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 37 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 3 percent reside.

Hought Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hought has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 holding the Hought surname are 1.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US 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
  • 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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