How common is the surname Hug?

2,089 people in the United States had the surname Hug in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 147,796 Americans. It ranked 14,328th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hug?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Hug identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Hug?

Gary Hug, American astronomer, followed by Hermine Hug-Hellmuth.

Where is the surname Hug most common?

Wikidata records people named Hug in the United States and Austria.

Is the surname Hug getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,199 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,089 in 2010, down 5.0%.

The surname Hug

A surname, carried by 2,089 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hug is more common than 91.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,089 people named Hug in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 147,796 Americans. That is down 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,199.

#14,328

rank among US surnames

2,089

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-5%

change since 2000 (was #12,833)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,328	Holleran	2,089	147,796
#14,332	Vicknair	2,088	147,867

Who is named Hug

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

91% of people named Hug identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Asian and Pacific Islander 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hugs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gary Hug
American astronomer, born 1950
Hermine Hug-Hellmuth
Austrian psychoanalyst (1871–1924)

Notable Hugs come mostly from the United States (1) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hug

Hug has the Soundex code H200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H200.

Questions

How common is the surname Hug?: 2,089 people in the United States had the surname Hug in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 147,796 Americans. It ranked 14,328th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hug?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Hug identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Hug?: Gary Hug, American astronomer, followed by Hermine Hug-Hellmuth.
Where is the surname Hug most common?: Wikidata records people named Hug in the United States and Austria.
Is the surname Hug getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,199 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,089 in 2010, down 5.0%.