# McHugh (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mchugh/  
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 | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 18,422 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,962 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 16,760 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.2% (18,206 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of McCoy.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McHugh 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) | 0.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McHugh in the United States.

## People named McHugh

- Lia McHugh, American actress (born 2005)
- Jimmy McHugh, American composer, songwriter (1894–1969)
- Frank McHugh, American actor (1898-1981)
- Maureen F. McHugh, American writer
- Matt McHugh, actor (1894-1971)
- Collin McHugh, American professional baseball pitcher
- Kitty McHugh, American actress (1902-1954)

## Similar surnames

McGough, McCaughey, McGaugh, Macias, Moses, Mojica, Musick, Messick, Machuca, Majewski, Music, Mejias.

## 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.