Last Name HUGUES

Summary/Contribute


Meaning	Not available

Origin	Jewish, Belgian

Rank	62,046 (2000 US census)

Count	302 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

55.3%, or 167 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
6.95%, or 21 total occurrences, as black,
0%, or 0 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
5.63%, or 17 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
5.3%, or 16 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
26.82%, or 81 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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