Overview
people
Sample Size
2,949
Gender Distribution
Male:
98.5%
Female:
1.5%
Origin and Meaning
Origin
Germanic
Meaning
Hugh is of Germanic origin and means 'heart, mind, spirit'. It was a popular name among the Normans and was introduced to England after the Norman Conquest in 1066. Today, Hugh is still commonly used as a male given name in the United Kingdom.
Geographic Distribution
This name appears in the following countries, sorted by popularity:
GB
889 samples
99%
US
849 samples
100%
AU
155 samples
100%
CA
125 samples
99%
IE
116 samples
100%
CN
91 samples
98%
FR
88 samples
90%
ZA
72 samples
99%
TW
42 samples
100%
NZ
38 samples
100%
KR
37 samples
100%
ES
31 samples
100%
MX
28 samples
100%
DE
22 samples
82%
IT
21 samples
100%
NL
18 samples
94%
PT
18 samples
100%
HK
16 samples
100%
TH
15 samples
100%
JM
13 samples
100%
+ 20 more countries
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