How common is the last name Hughes?

226,912 people in the United States have the last name Hughes, about 1 in 1,317. It ranks #96 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

HUGHES

#96

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
226,912
About
1 in 1,317
This common or more
16.5%
Who bears it

Of the 226,912 people with the last name Hughes, 75.5% reported their origin as White, 15.8% as Black and 4.1% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Hughes

#94 Castillo · 231,347#95 Alvarez · 229,446#97 Price · 225,734#98 Jimenez · 225,722

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Hughes, most common first.

#60,433 Hugues · 360

Also a first name

As a first name, Hughes ranks #18,609 of 53,615, with 578 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1916, with 61 births. See Hughes as a first name

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