Hughlings Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

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

Hughlings Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hugh'; Middle English Hew or Hugh, diminutive Hewlin or Hugelin, and with excrescent 'g' Hewling; compare Jennings; v. Hew. An interesting story is told of Hugolin, chamberlain to Edward the Confessor, by the late Dean Stanley in his Westminster Abbey.

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Hughlings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Hughlings (1) may also be a first name.

Hughlings Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hugh'; Middle English Hew or Hugh, diminutive Hewlin or Hugelin, and with excrescent 'g' Hewling; compare Jennings; v. Hew. An interesting story is told of Hugolin, chamberlain to Edward the Confessor, by the late Dean Stanley in his Westminster Abbey. For American forms, v. Hullin.

Hueline de Uggeshale, Norfolk, temp. William II: History of Norfolk.

Hugelin, alias Hueltn Sampe, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Nicholas fil. Hugline, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Henry Hulin, Norfolk, ibid.

Warin Huline, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Alexander fil. Hugelin, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Simon Huweline, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

William Huweline, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Hugelina Coyne: Patent Roll, 2 Henry IV. pt.

Johannes Huelyn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Alanus Hoghlyn, 1379: ibid.

1627. Baptised — Marie, d. Edward Huelin: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1778. Married — John Whitt and Elizabeth Hewling: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Hughlings Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hughlings occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Hughlings.

How Common Is The Last Name Hughlings? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hughlings is the 14,316,765th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Hughlings are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 11,630,812th most frequent forename throughout the world, held by 1 people.

The last name Hughlings is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States Hughlings is most frequent in: New York, where 100 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hughling9477/
Houghling890/
Hugling883/
Houghgling840/
Hungling8219/
Oughling820/
Chungling783/
Gaughling780/
Eugling7518/
Hogling7512/
Aungling711/
Juigling710/
Jügling6350/
Eugleng631/
Unglink630/
Ogelng532/

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