Hugman Surname

742,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Hugman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'Hugh's man,' i.e. the servant of Hugh, one of a large class of surnames; compare Addyman, Matthewman; v. Howman and Human.

John Huweman, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Huwechild, i.

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Hugman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2251:247,63620,113
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Sweden101:984,67673,605
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England761:320,72921,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Hugman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'Hugh's man,' i.e. the servant of Hugh, one of a large class of surnames; compare Addyman, Matthewman; v. Howman and Human.

John Huweman, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Huwechild, i.e. Robert, the child of Hugh, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Johannes Hewman, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Laurentius Hogonman, 1379: ibid.

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

= Hugh's Man (Servant): v. Hugh.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hugman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hugman is found most in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Hugman click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hugman? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 742,570th most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 18,782,335 people. Hugman occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Hugman are found; 63 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Hugman is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 225 people, or 1 in 247,636. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Suffolk, where 26 percent are found, Hertfordshire, where 11 percent are found and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 11 percent are found. Besides England it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Hugman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hugman has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Hugman surname increased 296 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 913 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hugman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hugman surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hugman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 35.3% more than the national average, earning $58,382 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.13% more than the national average, earning $64,156 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hughman9237/
Huggman9211/
Hugmann923/
Chugman921/
Hungman921/
Hougman920/
Ugman911/
Houghman8625/
Chungman865/
Haugmann862/
Haughman861/
Heungman861/
Higman831,890/
Hogman83474/
Ungman8344/
Augman8339/
Eugman8325/
Hugmon8311/
Gugman836/
Jugman834/
Usgman831/
Uigman830/
Ougman830/
Chaughman801/
Cheungman801/
Highman77668/
Hoogman7754/
Augmann7717/
Hogmann772/
Jugmann771/
Ougmane771/
Aughman771/
Hoggman771/
Higgman771/
Jugmhan771/
Hiegman770/
Ogman7396/
Igman7343/
Ugmon7318/
Ugmam731/
Jugmahan718/
Gaughman713/
Goughman711/
Hoegmann711/
Highmann710/
Augmon67101/
Igmann6738/
Hogmon6732/
Jigman6723/
Iggman675/
Oghman675/
Ighman673/
Igmaan672/
Higmon671/
Houghmond670/
Gugmon670/

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