How common is the surname McHugh?

18,422 people in the United States had the surname McHugh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,760 Americans. It ranked 1,962nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname McHugh?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named McHugh identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named McHugh?

Lia McHugh, American actress (born 2005), followed by Jimmy McHugh.

Where is the surname McHugh most common?

Wikidata records people named McHugh in the United States.

Is the surname McHugh getting more or less common?

More common. 18,206 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,422 in 2010, up 1.2%.

The surname McHugh

A surname, carried by 18,422 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M220

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McHugh is more common than 98.8% of them.

Origin

Variant of McCoy.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 18,422 people named McHugh in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 16,760 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 18,206.

#1,962

rank among US surnames

18,422

people in 2010

6.3

per 100,000 Americans

+1.2%

change since 2000 (was #1,813)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,953	Chavarria	18,492	16,696
#1,954	Bryson	18,486	16,702
#1,955	Hutton	18,479	16,708
#1,956	Dobbs	18,476	16,711
#1,957	Lay	18,468	16,718
#1,958	Abel	18,464	16,721
#1,959	Keen	18,459	16,726

Who is named McHugh

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

95% of people named McHugh identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McHughs

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lia McHugh
American actress (born 2005)
Jimmy McHugh
American composer, songwriter (1894–1969)
Frank McHugh
American actor (1898-1981)
Maureen F. McHugh
American writer, born 1959
Matt McHugh
Actor (1894-1971)
Collin McHugh
American professional baseball pitcher, born 1987
Kitty McHugh
American actress (1902-1954)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McHugh

McHugh has the Soundex code M220, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M220.

Questions

Where does the surname McHugh come from?: Variant of McCoy.
How common is the surname McHugh?: 18,422 people in the United States had the surname McHugh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,760 Americans. It ranked 1,962nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McHugh?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named McHugh identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named McHugh?: Lia McHugh, American actress (born 2005), followed by Jimmy McHugh.
Where is the surname McHugh most common?: Wikidata records people named McHugh in the United States.
Is the surname McHugh getting more or less common?: More common. 18,206 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,422 in 2010, up 1.2%.