McHugh Surname

13,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,052 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

McHugh Surname Definition:

(Celtic+Teut. or Celtic) Son of Hugh :v. Hugh. The name Mac Hugh is often the Anglicized form of the Irish Mac Aedha, Son of Aedh or Aodh (dh mute) = Ardour.

Cp. Magee.

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McHugh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States26,3251:13,7691,712
England7,7011:7,2351,053
Ireland6,2921:748129
Australia3,7231:7,2511,069
Canada1,9761:18,6472,629
Scotland1,5721:3,406597
Northern Ireland1,0781:1,712356
New Zealand4381:10,3391,797
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Wales2891:10,7081,198
South Africa2241:241,86524,757
Jamaica1981:14,4951,415
Thailand1451:487,16185,241
Japan581:2,204,21228,969
Guernsey441:1,465311
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Sweden251:393,87027,867
France191:3,495,933219,029
Bermuda171:3,840587
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Trinidad and Tobago111:123,9987,543
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Qatar91:262,00030,726
China81:170,915,1968,932
Norway71:734,61250,907
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malta11:430,2723,380
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland6,2791:706110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4401:16,9272,466
Scotland3681:10,1721,295
Wales131:120,6475,000
Guernsey111:2,969521
Jersey61:8,6471,503
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,3561:11,5291,499

McHugh (49) may also be a first name.

McHugh Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic+Teut. or Celtic) Son of Hugh :v. Hugh. The name Mac Hugh is often the Anglicized form of the Irish Mac Aedha, Son of Aedh or Aodh (dh mute) = Ardour.

Cp. Magee.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) The son of Aodh (fire).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

The surname originates in Ireland and comes from an Anglicisation of the Old Irish 'Aodh' to 'Hugh', the original surname having been 'Mac Aodh' literally meaning 'Son of Fire' became 'M(a)cHugh'. Its thought that the name is to have originally been that of either Manx or Norse settlers in Ireland and its known that the family once had land holdings in Connacht as well as later in Ulster.

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McHugh Last Name Facts

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

The last name McHugh has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of McHugh.

How Common Is The Last Name McHugh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 13,931st most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 181,952 people. The last name McHugh occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of McHugh reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. McHugh is also the 1,430,306th most widely held first name on earth, held by 49 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 26,325 people, or 1 in 13,769. In The United States McHugh is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 11 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 74 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent reside and Ireland, where 16 percent reside.

McHugh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McHugh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McHugh last name grew 604 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 535 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 100 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 427 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 2,223 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McHugh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McHugh last name are 3.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.66% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McHugh earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 139.64% more than the national average, earning 829,359 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 43.68% more than the national average, earning R 341,448 per year; in United States they earn 15.14% more than the national average, earning $49,680 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.2% more than the national average, earning $51,772 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacHugh92716/
McHough927/
Mc-Hugh923/
McHaugh922/
McHuegh922/
McChugh921/
McHuogh921/
McGhugh921/
McHeugh920/
McHughe920/
McHuigh920/
McHhugh920/
McHuh912/
McHaughy862/
McGhough861/
Mchughwa861/
McHeaugh860/
Moc Hugh860/
McHughey860/
McWhaugh860/
MacHough860/
McChough860/
McHigh835/
Mghugh834/
Mchegh833/
McHogh832/
McHueh832/
Mocugh831/
McHagh830/
Mugh801,572/
Mwachugha80291/
Mchu808/
McHaughey803/
Mchh803/
Mwachughu803/
Mcgh801/
Mhug801/
McGhughey800/
Mac Hough800/
Machagh774/
McUeigh772/
McHueih771/
Mchiagh771/
Machuah771/
Mcheghu771/
MacOugh770/
Maghugh770/
McQuigh770/
McGhaughey751/
McCue-Hugh750/
Mchau735,216/
Machu734,001/
Mugha732,197/
Mugoh73828/
Mough73654/
Mugah73532/
Mughe73265/
Mhugu73256/
Mugho73247/
Machh73208/
Mcheu73187/
Maugh73138/
Mughi73125/
Mchua73102/
Mchiu7369/
McHue7337/
McGhe7322/
Mhugo7322/
Mughu7316/
Macug7312/
Mochh7311/
Mchuk734/
Mchuo734/
McGha733/
Muchh733/
Muguh733/
Mhuga732/
Mchha732/
Mchuu732/
Mhaug731/
Muugh731/
McChu730/
McHah730/
McGhu730/
Meugh730/
McGhy730/
McHui730/
MacGough7112/
Mwachagh714/
Moscaugh711/
Machuhwe711/
Meghough711/
Mughughu711/
Mchaoueh711/
Macueigh711/
McChaghy710/
McQuaigh710/
McGhee6735,419/
Machhi678,978/
Machha674,688/
McGhie674,104/
Mucchu673,459/
Machua672,692/
Machou671,459/
Mug67588/
Mochhi67489/
Machui67485/
Machau67410/
Mgh67311/
Machah67253/
Mueghe67221/
Maughu67197/
Muchhu67193/
Machhu67177/
Mchuwa67155/
Moughi67137/
Mougoh67105/
McGhay67104/
Muggah6778/
Machue6775/
Muchhi6773/
Mughoo6769/
Mughaa6768/
Muchha6767/
Mmough6767/
Majcug6765/
Mcg6756/
Mecchu6730/
Muguoh6729/
Mch6728/
Macchu6727/
Mougha6727/
Machhe6725/
Machuy6721/
Moughe6721/
Mochha6719/
Mhagah6719/
Machho6719/
Meugah6715/
Muogho6715/
Mugheh6715/
Mechha6714/
Mmugha6713/
Muhgoh6713/
Mochhe6710/
Mughai6710/
Mugweh679/
Mchuaa678/
Mechhu677/
Maughe677/
MacHuo677/
Maugha676/
Mchuya676/
Muchhe675/
Mochhu675/
Mughah675/
Mhg675/
Mcchou675/
Mughuu674/
Mchuye674/
Mchiah674/
Mchiou674/
Mugwah674/
Mougah673/
Mchhua673/
Mchuau673/
Mmachu673/
Maughi673/
Mau Gh673/
Mugheu673/
Mahgha673/
McGhye672/
McHhee672/
McGhia672/
Mchuyu672/
McU672/
Mahgah672/
Mughei672/
Meugha672/
Muggha672/
Muggih672/
Maugah672/
Mughoi672/
Mchuwu672/
Makugh671/
McGhoe671/
Mahghi671/
Mayugh671/
Maachh671/
Mechhe671/
Mechhi671/
McGhea671/
McGhoy671/
Mchuwe671/
Mchuwi671/
Muaugh671/
Mwugah671/
Mughia671/
Mocchu671/
Maough671/
Mwaugh671/
Myough671/
Machuł671/
Machäu671/
Mahghe671/
McHaux671/
Mughou671/
Mugueh671/
Mugguh671/
Mouogh671/
Meughu671/
Mocghi671/
Muyagh671/
Mchweh671/
Maugho671/
Mchaue671/
Mchuyo671/
Machhy671/
Machwu671/
Mougho671/
Mwaghugho671/
Mahgho671/
Machuu671/
McGhey670/
McKigh670/
McHuey670/
MacKhu670/
McGhei670/
McGheo670/
Moughy670/
McChue670/
McGhue670/
McGhio670/

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McHugh Reference & Research

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McHugh FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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