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Where Does The Last Name Hughey Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Hughey is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hughey? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 53,448^th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 762,854 people. The surname Hughey is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Hughey are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hughey is also the 480,499^th most widely held given name on earth, held by 332 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 9,268 people, or 1 in 39,109. In The United States Hughey is most frequent in: Texas, where 10 percent live, South Carolina, where 8 percent live and Michigan, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live and New Zealand, where 1 percent live.

Hughey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Hughey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 622 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 61 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hughey Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Presbyterian (77%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hughey last name are 11.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.98% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hughey earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.26% less than the national average, earning $41,741 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.62% less than the national average, earning $46,394 CAD per year.