HUGHES is ranked as the 81st most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 267,844.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 84.0 people named HUGHES for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named HUGHES is
270,887, the rank is 83
and the proportion per 100k Americans named HUGHES is 85.03.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
HUGHES is
80.6% White,
1.6% Hispanic origin,
15.5% Black,
0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.5% Two or More Races,
and 0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name HUGHES have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name HUGHES is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name HUGHES
The state with the most people named
HUGHES is
Texas where
23,915 people have this name.
Mississippi is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named HUGHES, as
162.97 in every 100,000
Mississippians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
Mississippi is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
North Dakota
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name HUGHES
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
9,614
74.64
100.0%
Indiana
6,627
100.45
99.9%
Iowa
2,265
72.9
99.9%
Kansas
2,602
89.6
99.9%
Michigan
6,882
69.44
100.0%
Minnesota
3,073
56.31
99.9%
Missouri
4,879
162.97
99.8%
Nebraska
1,413
75.08
99.8%
North Dakota
265
35.89
98.5%
Ohio
11,950
103.07
100.0%
South Dakota
398
46.64
99.2%
Wisconsin
3,107
53.97
99.9%
West States
State stats for the first name HUGHES
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
701
95.12
99.6%
Arizona
5,567
82.7
99.9%
California
22,523
58.04
100.0%
Colorado
4,349
81.2
99.9%
Hawaii
572
40.29
99.4%
Idaho
1,304
79.78
99.7%
Montana
761
74.34
99.7%
Nevada
2,192
77.21
99.9%
New Mexico
1,665
79.81
99.7%
Oregon
3,061
77.11
99.9%
Utah
2,501
84.98
99.7%
Washington
5,880
83.26
99.9%
Wyoming
550
94.18
99.6%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name HUGHES
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
1,753
48.73
99.8%
Maine
1,049
78.88
99.4%
Massachusetts
4,245
62.93
99.9%
New Hampshire
1,075
80.98
99.7%
New Jersey
6,338
70.91
99.9%
New York
13,170
66.7
100.0%
Pennsylvania
11,133
87.07
100.0%
Rhode Island
510
48.37
99.3%
Vermont
466
74.45
99.6%
South States
State stats for the first name HUGHES
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have HUGHES as a last name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named HUGHES.
The most popular full name is James HUGHES.
2.06% of all the people named HUGHES
have this given name.
There are 5176 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name HUGHES