Last Name PUGH

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Meaning	Ap-Hugh, i.e. the son of Hugh, of which an early form was Hew. The higher class Welsh seemingly began to adopt the English style in the 17th century. William Ap-Hugh, of the parish of Llanegfan, county Anglesey, gentleman, by will dated May 18th, 1665, bequeathed legacies to his brother Edmund Ap-Hugh, and to his sons Hugh Hughes, and Henry Hughes. A contraction of 'Ap Hugh,' the son of Hugh, "u" having in Welsh the sound of "y."

Origin	English, Irish, Falkland, Belgian, Zimbabwean, South african

Rank	817 (2000 US census)	704 (1990 US census)

Count	38,691 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

69.78%, or 26999 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
26.94%, or 10423 total occurrences, as black,
0.36%, or 139 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.4%, or 155 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.32%, or 511 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.2%, or 464 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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