McHugh

McHugh households in mid-nineteenth century Ireland


Household numbers by county in Griffith's (1847-64), as on the map

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Antrim:9Armagh:13Belfast city:5Cavan:93
Clare:2Cork:17Cork city:1Derry:5
Donegal:231Down:4Dublin:10Dublin city:5
Fermanagh:90Galway:121Kildare:4Laois:18
Leitrim:78Limerick:3Longford:10Louth:5
Mayo:160Meath:3Monaghan:3Offaly:3
Roscommon:47Sligo:89Tipperary:2Tyrone:153
Waterford:1Westmeath:3Wexford:6Wicklow:2

Surname Dictionary

MacCue fairly rare: Belfast area etc. Ir. Mac Aodha. A form of Mac Hugh in Ulster. It must be noted that the Teutonic Hugh bears no semantic relationship with Celtic Aodh. One was arbitrarily substituted for the other.
MacHugh Very numerous: all areas, especially Connacht & Ulster. Ir. Mac Aodha from early first name Aodh, "fire", now always anglicised Hugh. There were septs in Galway & Ulster.
MacKew rare: Armagh. Variant of Mac Hugh, q.v.

The surname

Parishes where McHugh and a second surname are found together

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Variants in Griffith's
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Non-Griffith's Variants

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