# Haug (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/haug/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norse |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,989 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,757 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 61,885 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.0% (4,844 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As a German surname, variant of Hugo, which shares the same origin as Hugh. Compare Hauck. * As a Norwegian surname, from Old Norse haugr (“hill mound”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Haug in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Similar surnames

Haag, Hauck, Hague, Hoag, Hugo, Haga, Haque, Hauk, Hug, Haig, Hauke, Haugh.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.