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Origin Of The Surname Hughes
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Meaning Of The Surname Hughes
Descendant of Hugh
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Interesting
Facts About
Hughes
Hughes is a patronymic surname which means it was given to the members of a household to pass down the father’s name. This also often included servants and slaves taking on the surname of their masters, which lead to a rise in English surnames and a fall in foreign surnames until the 19th century in English speaking countries. It comes from a Celtic name Huw, which means ‘fiery’. TJ Hughes is an English discounted brands store set up in Liverpool in the 1920’s by Thomas J Hughes. |
Hughes Statistics
Hughes is the number 30 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 147,802 share the surname Hughes in the UK.
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