Hough - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Hough \hou(gh)\ is a variant of Houghton (Old English), and the meaning of Hough is "settlement on the headland".

The baby name Hough sounds like Hugh, Howie, Howe, How, Huw, Hughie and Huey. Other similar baby names are Hodge and Hugo.

Hough is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#2002 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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