Huff Surname
Approximately 76,534 people bear this surname
Huff Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hough' (which see), from residence thereby, provincially pronounced huff; compare enough and enow, or the pronunciation of Waff for the North English Waugh; compare Muff for Mough.
Read More About This SurnameHuff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 71,373 | 1:5,078 | 570 |
| Canada | 1,380 | 1:26,700 | 3,562 |
| Brazil | 1,239 | 1:172,780 | 6,657 |
| Germany | 1,015 | 1:79,316 | 10,022 |
| England | 445 | 1:125,209 | 12,540 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Australia | 273 | 1:98,885 | 11,203 |
| Thailand | 101 | 1:699,390 | 116,161 |
| France | 65 | 1:1,021,888 | 113,182 |
| New Zealand | 49 | 1:92,415 | 12,718 |
| Panama | 32 | 1:122,258 | 4,322 |
| Liberia | 18 | 1:244,919 | 15,115 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Hungary | 12 | 1:818,023 | 42,199 |
| Finland | 11 | 1:499,700 | 30,478 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 14 | 1:316,419 | 12,423 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 275 | 1:88,638 | 9,253 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,338 | 1:3,765 | 455 |
Huff (165) may also be a first name.
Huff Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hough' (which see), from residence thereby, provincially pronounced huff; compare enough and enow, or the pronunciation of Waff for the North English Waugh; compare Muff for Mough.
1605. Married — John Huffe and Johane Barrowe: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1803. — Thomas Huff and Mary Ann Hall: St. George, Hanover Square.
A Dialectal pron. of Hough, q.v.
(German, English) Dweller or worker on a hube, a farm of about 120 acres; dweller on, or by, a bluff or in or hollow; one who came from Huffen, in Germany.
From Hough; a location name in Yorkshire.
Huff Demographics
Huff Political Affiliation
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Huff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Huff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Huff occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Huff? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,424th most common family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 95,220 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Huff are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Huff is also the 712,876th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 165 people.
Huff is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 71,373 people, or 1 in 5,078. In The United States Huff is most common in: Texas, where 8 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Ohio, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name exists in 63 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.
Huff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Huff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Huff surname rose 535 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 114 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Huff Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Huff surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Huff are 18.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.3% being registered with the political party.
The amount Huff earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 31.79% less than the national average, earning R 162,096 per year; in United States they earn 4.79% less than the national average, earning $41,083 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.12% less than the national average, earning $49,128 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hauff | 89 | 4,635 | / |
| Houff | 89 | 774 | / |
| Hufft | 89 | 490 | / |
| Heuff | 89 | 376 | / |
| Chuff | 89 | 137 | / |
| Huffe | 89 | 12 | / |
| Huffs | 89 | 3 | / |
| Huiff | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hufff | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jhuff | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hhuff | 89 | 0 | / |
| Huf | 86 | 3,039 | / |
| Uff | 86 | 428 | / |
| Hauffe | 80 | 2,021 | / |
| Chauff | 80 | 64 | / |
| Chuffe | 80 | 31 | / |
| Chuiff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Haufft | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hussff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hauf | 75 | 4,813 | / |
| Hupf | 75 | 1,128 | / |
| Houf | 75 | 761 | / |
| Huft | 75 | 728 | / |
| Ouff | 75 | 322 | / |
| Hufe | 75 | 148 | / |
| Auff | 75 | 71 | / |
| Guff | 75 | 34 | / |
| Uffe | 75 | 23 | / |
| Juff | 75 | 13 | / |
| Hufs | 75 | 12 | / |
| Usff | 75 | 4 | / |
| Khuf | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chuf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Husf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Uuff | 75 | 2 | / |
| Uzff | 75 | 2 | / |
| Euff | 75 | 2 | / |
| Huif | 75 | 2 | / |
| Huuf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hufp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Heuf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uffz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uffh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uffp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uiff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ujff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Utff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uvff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hujf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hudf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chauffe | 73 | 285 | / |
| Chouffe | 73 | 52 | / |
| Cheuffh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haufe | 67 | 6,515 | / |
| Chouf | 67 | 849 | / |
| Heuft | 67 | 682 | / |
| Khouf | 67 | 408 | / |
| Gauff | 67 | 334 | / |
| Hooff | 67 | 300 | / |
| Uf | 67 | 253 | / |
| Hauft | 67 | 168 | / |
| Houfe | 67 | 109 | / |
| Gouff | 67 | 103 | / |
| Haufs | 67 | 81 | / |
| Hoeff | 67 | 65 | / |
| Heufs | 67 | 50 | / |
| Khauf | 67 | 42 | / |
| Chufe | 67 | 40 | / |
| Chauf | 67 | 21 | / |
| Juiff | 67 | 19 | / |
| Jeuff | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hausf | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ouffe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Housf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hauffová | 67 | 4 | / |
| Huddf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jauff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Houft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hauffova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheuf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyfff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eusff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huift | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ussff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hupfe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Houfs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jouff | 67 | 0 | / |
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