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Definition: 1) Son of Hugh (Hugh is a Germanic name meaning "heart/mind," often after Saint Hugh. 2) Possibly a modern form of the ancient Irish name "O'HAY."
Surname Origin:
English
Alternate Surname Spellings:
HUGH, HUGHE
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Common Surname Search Tips HUGHES Family Genealogy Forum HUGHES Family Trees on the Web FamilySearch - HUGHES Genealogy HUGHES Surname Mailing List Surname Finder - HUGHES Genealogy & Family Resources Cousin Connect - HUGHES Genealogy Queries DistantCousin.com - HUGHES Genealogy & Family History MyCinnamonToast.com - HUGHES Genealogy in All Regions References: Surname Meanings & Origins Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin
Books, 1967. Dorward, David. Scottish
Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997. Looking for the meaning of a given name? Check out
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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
Press, 1997.
