# Hugo (surname)

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

A surname from French.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,020 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,603 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 102,234 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.4% (2,922 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhju.ɡoʊ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Old French Hugo, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *hugi (“thought, mind, spirit”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hugo 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) | 69% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 18% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 8.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hugo in France, Brazil and the United States.

## People named Hugo

- Adèle Hugo, 2nd daughter of Victor Hugo (1830–1915)
- Victor Hugo Gomes Silva, Brazilian association football player
- François-Victor Hugo, 4th of Victor Hugo's 5 children
- Richard Hugo, American poet (1923–1982)
- Hugh of Cluny, Abbot of Cluny (1024-1109)

## Similar surnames

Haug, Hug, Hughey, Huezo, Hughs, Hugh, Hayes, Hicks, Hess, House, Haas, Hays.

## 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.