Hughes (family name)

Hughes [ hjuːz ] is a common family name in Great Britain and Ireland .

Origin and meaning

It is a patronymic name meaning "son (or relative) of Hugh "

Name bearer

A.

Aaron Hughes (* 1979), Northern Irish football player
Abby Hughes (* 1989), American ski jumper, see Abby Ringquist
Abel Hughes , Welsh football player
Adam Hughes (comic artist) (* 1967), American comic artist
Adam Hughes (rugby player) (born 1977), Welsh rugby player
Adam Hughes (soccer player) (born 1982), Australian soccer player
Albert Hughes (born 1972), American film director, screenwriter and producer, see Hughes Brothers
Alfred Clifton Hughes (* 1932), American clergyman
Alfred Hughes (sailor) (1868–1935), British sailor
Alice Hughes (1857–1939), English photographer
Allen Hughes (* 1972), American film director, producer and screenwriter, see Hughes Brothers
André Hughes (* 1985), German baseball player
Ann Hughes (* 1960), British judoka
Anthony Hughes, Lord Hughes of Ombersley (born 1948), English lawyer and former Supreme Court Justice of the United Kingdom
Antonia Campbell-Hughes (born 1982), British actress
Arthur Hughes (painter) (1832-1915) British painter
Arthur Hughes (football player, 1884) (1884-1970), Welsh football player
Arthur Hughes (Archbishop) (1902–1949), British Roman Catholic Archbishop, Vatican diplomat
Arthur Hughes (football player, Wrexham) (fl. 1922–1928), Welsh football player
Arthur Hughes (soccer player, 1927) (1927-2015), Scottish soccer player
Attis Hughes , football player for St. Kitts & Nevis

B.

Barnard Hughes (1915-2006), American actor
Ben Lloyd-Hughes (* 1988), British actor
Benjamin Acosta-Hughes (* 1960), American Graecist
Benji Hughes (born 1975), American singer
Beverley Hughes, Baroness Hughes of Stretford (born 1950), British politician (Labor Party)
Bill Hughes (musician) (1930–2018), American jazz musician
Bill Hughes (producer) (born 1944), Australian television producer
Bill Hughes (ice hockey player) (born 1947), Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper
Billie Hughes , Welsh football player
Billy Hughes ( William Morris Hughes ; 1862–1952), Australian politician
Billy Hughes (Soccer Player, 1918) ( William Marshall Hughes ; 1918–1981), Welsh soccer player
Billy Hughes (football player, 1920) ( William Henry Hughes ; * 1920), Welsh football player
Billy Hughes (football player, March 1929) ( William Hughes ; 1929–2003), Scottish football player
Billy Hughes (soccer player, May 1929) ( William Hughes ; born 1929), Northern Irish soccer player
Billy Hughes (soccer player, 1948) ( William Hughes ; born 1948), Scottish soccer player
Billy Hughes (soccer player, 1960) ( Stephen John Hughes ; * 1960), English soccer player
Brent Hughes (ice hockey player, 1943) (born 1943), Canadian ice hockey player
Brent Hughes (ice hockey player, 1966) (born 1966), Canadian ice hockey player
Brent Hughes (ice hockey player, 1982) (born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player
Brian Hughes (guitarist) (born 1955), Canadian jazz guitarist
Brian Hughes (conductor) (born 1958), American conductor
Bryan Hughes (born 1976), English football player
Buddy Hughes (1919-2010), American singer

C.

Cameron Hughes (born 1972), Australian cyclist
Caoilinn Hughes (* 1985), Irish poet and writer
Ceri Hughes (born 1971), Welsh football player
Charles Hughes (politician) (1822–1887), American politician and lawyer
Charles A. Hughes († 1883), American politician
Charles Evans Hughes (1862–1948), American politician and lawyer
Charles Evans Hughes Jr. (1889–1950), American lawyer
Charles Frederick Hughes (1866–1934), American admiral
Charles J. Hughes (Politician) ( Charles James Hughes Jr .; 1853–1911), American politician
Charles J. Hughes (Soccer Player) ( Charles James Hughes ; 1853–1916), English soccer player, referee and manager
Chris Hughes (musician) ( Merrick ; * 1954), British drummer, percussionist and music producer
Chris Hughes (Entrepreneur) (* 1983), American entrepreneur, co-founder of Facebook
Chuck Hughes (1943–1971), American football player
Clara Hughes (* 1972), Canadian racing cyclist and speed skater
Cledwyn Hughes, Baron Cledwyn of Penrhos (1916-2001), British politician

D.

Darren Hughes (born 1965), English football player
David Hughes (musician) (1929–1972), British singer
David Hughes (Author) (1930-2005) English novelist and screenwriter
David Hughes (actor) , actor
David Hughes (astronomer) (born 1941), British astronomer and space physicist
David Hughes (soccer player, 1943) (born 1943), Welsh soccer player
David Hughes (soccer player, 1948) (born 1948), English soccer player
David Hughes (racing driver) British motorcycle racer
David Hughes (director) , British director
David Hughes (soccer player, 1951) (born 1951), English soccer player
David Hughes (soccer player, 1958) (born 1958), English soccer player
David Hughes (manager) , American railroad manager
David Hughes (soccer player, 1972) (born 1972), Welsh soccer player
David Hughes (soccer player, 1978) (born 1978), Welsh soccer player
David Hughes (athlete) (born 1984), British athlete
David Edward Hughes (1831–1900), British-American designer and inventor
Declan Hughes (born 1963), Irish writer and director
Declan Hughes (snooker player) (born 1973), Northern Irish snooker player
Denis Hughes (1917–2008), English science fiction writer
Dessie Hughes († 2014), Irish jockey and horse trainer
Devon Hughes (born 1972), American wrestler, see Dudley Boyz # Devon Hughes
Donald J. Hughes (1915–1960), American physicist
Dorothy B. Hughes (1904–1993), American crime writer and literary critic
Dudley Mays Hughes ((1848–1927)), American politician

E.

Ebenezer Begyina Sekyi-Hughes (* 1939), Ghanaian politician
Edna Hughes (1916–1990), British swimmer
Eduardo Hughes Galeano (1940–2015), Uruguayan journalist, essayist and writer, see Eduardo Galeano
Edward Hughes (Admiral) (around 1720–1794), British admiral
Edward Hughes (poet) (1772–1850), Welsh clergyman and poet
Edward Hughes (seaman) , British seaman, see Hughes Bay (Antarctica)
Edward David Hughes (1906–1963), British chemist
Edward Robert Hughes (1851–1914), English painter
Edward Thomas Hughes (1920–2012), American clergyman, Bishop of Metuchen
Edwin Hughes (1885– ??), Welsh football player
Ella Hughes (* 1995), English model, actress and porn actress
Emily Hughes (* 1989), American figure skater
Emlyn Hughes (1947-2004), English football player
Emrys Hughes (1894–1969), Welsh politician
Eugene Hughes (born 1955), Irish snooker player
Everett Cherrington Hughes (1897–1983), American sociologist

F.

Finola Hughes (born 1959), British actress
Fiona-Elizabeth Hughes (* 1990), British cross-country skier
Francis Hughes (1956–1981), Northern Irish IRA member
Frank Hughes (marksman) (1881–1942), American marksman
Frank Hughes (painter) (1905–1987) British painter
Frank Hughes (ice hockey player) (born 1949), Canadian ice hockey player
Frank E. Hughes (1893–1947), American art director and production designer
Frank John Hughes (born 1967), American actor
Frank Joseph Hughes (1883–1967), Canadian judge
Frederick Hughes (rugby player) , Welsh rugby league player
Frederick Hughes (soccer player) , Welsh soccer player
Frederick Hughes (sailor) (1866–1956), British sailor

G

George Hughes (engineer) (1865–1945), British railway engineer
George Edward Hughes (1918–1994), British philosopher and logician
George Patrick Hughes (1902-1997), English tennis player, see Pat Hughes (tennis player)
George R. Hughes (1907-1992), American Egyptologist
George Wurtz Hughes (1806-1870), American politician
Geoffrey Hughes (1944–2012), British actor
Geraldine Hughes (born 1970), Northern Irish actress
Germain Hughes (born 1996), Anguillian football player
Glenford Hughes (* 1982), Anguilla football goalkeeper
Glenn Hughes (born 1951), British rock musician

H

Harold Hughes (1922–1996), American politician
Harold E. Hughes († 1985), American politician
Harry Hughes (1926-2019), American politician (Maryland)
Hatcher Hughes (1881–1945), American theater director and playwright
Hector Hughes (1887–1970), Scottish politician
Henry Hughes (poet) (around 1602 – around 1652), British doctor and poet
Henry Hughes (sociologist) (around 1829–1862), American lawyer and sociologist
Henry Hughes (entrepreneur) (around 1834– ??), British engineer and company founder, see Brush Traction # Henry Hughes
Henry Hughes (Director) (* 1983/1984), American film director and screenwriter
Henry Kent Hughes (around 1814–1880), Australian politician
Henry Meyric Hughes (* 1942), British curator and writer
Henry Stuart Hughes (1916–1999), American historian and activist
Howard Hughes (1905–1976), American entrepreneur and pilot
Howard Robard Hughes Sr. (1869–1924) American businessman
Hugh Llewellyn Glyn Hughes (1892–1973), British military doctor

I.

Ian Hughes (born 1969), New Zealand actor
Iolo Hughes (born 1995), Welsh football player
Iorwerth Hughes (1925-1992), Welsh football player
Isaiah Harris Hughes (1813-1891), English magician

J

Jack Hughes (club founder) , British athlete, co-founder of Aston Villa

Jack Hughes (ice hockey player, 1890) (1890–1962), Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and referee

Jack Hughes (ice hockey player, 1957) (born 1957), American ice hockey player

Jack Hughes (rugby player) (born 1992), English rugby league player

Jack Hughes (ice hockey player, 2001) (born 2001), American ice hockey player

Jake Hughes (* 1994), British racing car driver

James Hughes (Politician) (1823–1873), American lawyer and politician (Indiana)

James A. Hughes (1861–1930), American politician

James F. Hughes (1883–1940), American politician

James H. Hughes (1867–1953), American politician

James Joseph Hughes (1856–1941), Canadian politician

James Madison Hughes (1809–1861), American politician

Jamie Hughes (soccer player) (born 1977), English soccer player

Jamie Hughes (dart player) (born 1986), English dart player

Janis Hughes (* 1958), Scottish politician

Jarryd Hughes (* 1995), Australian snowboarder

Jason Hughes (born 1971), British actor

Jeff Hughes (born 1985), Northern Irish football player

Jesse Hughes (born 1972), American musician

Jimmy Hughes (football player, 1885) ( James Hughes ; 1885–1948), English football player

Jimmy Hughes (soccer player, 1909) ( James Hughes ; 1909–1966), English soccer player

Jimmy Hughes (football player, 1918) ( James Horace Hughes ; 1918–1979), English football player

Jimmy Hughes (singer) (born 1938), American singer

Joan Hughes (1918-1993), English pilot and stuntwoman

Jobie Hughes (born 1980), American writer

Joe Guitar Hughes (1937–2003), American blues guitarist

Joey Hughes (* 1984), Australian ice hockey player

John Hughes (Poet) (1677-1720), English poet and librettist

John Hughes (businessman) (1815–1889), Welsh businessman

John Hughes (soccer player, 1855) (1855-1914), Welsh soccer player

John Hughes (soccer player, 1880) (1880– ??), Scottish soccer player

John Hughes (production designer) (1882–1954), American production designer

John Hughes (soccer player, 1913) (1913–?), Welsh soccer player

John Hughes (soccer player, 1921) (1921-2003), English soccer player

John Hughes (pharmacologist) (born 1942), British pharmacologist

John Hughes (soccer player, 1942) (born 1942), Welsh soccer player

John Hughes (soccer player, 1943) (born 1943), Scottish soccer player

John Hughes (Director) (1950–2009), American film director, producer and screenwriter

John Hughes (musician) (born 1950), Irish musician

John Hughes (ice hockey player, 1954) (born 1954), Canadian ice hockey player

John Hughes (soccer player, 1964) (born 1964), Scottish soccer player and coach

John Hughes (soccer player, 1965) (born 1965), Canadian soccer player

John Hughes (ice hockey player, 1988) (born 1988) Canadian ice hockey player

John Hughes ( American football player ) (born 1989), American football player

John Joseph Hughes (1797–1864), American clergyman, Archbishop of New York

K

Karen Hughes (* 1956), American politician
Kathleen Hughes (actress) (born 1928), American actress
Kathleen Winifred Hughes (1926–1977), English historian
Keisha Castle-Hughes (born 1990), New Zealand actress
Ken Hughes (1922-2001), British film director, screenwriter and producer
Kevin Hughes (1952–2006), British politician (Labor), Member of the House of Commons

L.

LC Hughes ( Louis Cameron Hughes ; 1842–1915), American politician (Arizona Territory)
Langston Hughes (1902–1967), American poet and writer
Larry Hughes (* 1979), American basketball player
Laurie Hughes (1924-2011), English football player
Louis Cameron Hughes (1842–1915), American politician
Louis R. Hughes (* 1949), American manager
Lucy Hughes-Hallett (* 1951), British journalist and writer
Luther Hughes (* 1946), American jazz musician

M.

Mark Hughes (politician) (1932-1993), British MP
Mark Hughes (Entrepreneur) (1956-2000), American entrepreneur
Mark Hughes (soccer player, 1963) (born 1963), Welsh soccer player and coach
Mark Hughes (rugby player) (born 1976), Australian rugby league player
Mark Hughes (soccer player, 1983) (born 1983), Northern Irish soccer player
Mark Hughes (soccer player, 1986) (born 1986), English soccer player
Martin Docherty-Hughes (* 1971), Scottish politician
Mary Beth Hughes (1919–1995), American actress
Matt Hughes (mixed martial arts fighter) (born 1973), American mixed martial arts fighter
Matt Hughes (porn actor) (born 1987), British porn actor and film producer
Matthew Hughes (writer) (born 1949), Canadian writer
Matthew Hughes (Badminton) (born 1978), Welsh badminton player
Matthew Hughes (rower) ( Matt Hughes ; born 1981), American rower
Matthew Hughes (athlete) (born 1989), Canadian obstacle runner
Megan Hughes (* 1977), British cyclist
Michael Hughes (* 1971), Northern Irish football player
Mike Hughes (1956–2020), American chauffeur, stunt performer and fanatic of the earth is a disc
Miko Hughes (* 1986), American actor
Millie Hughes-Fulford (* 1945), American astronaut
Monica Hughes (1925–2003), Canadian children's author

P

Pat Hughes (tennis player) ( George Patrick Hughes ; 1902–1997), English tennis player

Pat Hughes (soccer player) (born 1939), Australian soccer player

Pat Hughes ( American football player ) (born 1947), American football player

Pat Hughes (ice hockey player) ( Patrick James Hughes ; born 1955), Canadian ice hockey player

Paterson Clarence Hughes (1917-1940), Australian fighter pilot

Patrick Hughes (artist) (born 1939), British visual artist

Patrick Hughes (* 1978), Australian film director, screenwriter, film editor and producer

Patrick M. Hughes (* 1942), American Lieutenant General

Percy Hughes , Welsh football player

Peta Hughes (* 1987), Australian squash player

Peter Hughes (before 1921–1954), Irish politician

Phil Hughes (soccer player) (born 1964), Northern Irish soccer player

Phil Hughes (baseball player) (born 1986), American baseball player

Philip Hughes (historian) (1895–1967), English historian

Philip Edgcumbe Hughes (1915–1990), Australian theologian

Phillip Hughes (1988-2014), Australian cricketer

Q

Quentin Hughes (1920–2004), British officer, architect and university professor
Quinn Hughes (* 1999), American ice hockey player

R.

Raymond Hughes (* 1952), American choir director and conductor

Rhonda Hughes (* 1947), American mathematician and university professor

Richard Hughes (writer) (1900–1976), British writer

Richard Hughes (soccer player) (born 1979), Scottish soccer player

Richard J. Hughes (1909-1992), American politician (New Jersey)

Robert Hughes (Composer) ( Robert Watson Hughes ; 1912-2007), Australian composer of Scottish descent

Robert Hughes (producer) (1929–1972), American producer and director

Robert Hughes (swimmer) (1930–2012), American water polo player and swimmer

Robert Hughes, Baron Hughes of Woodside (born 1932), British politician

Robert Hughes (art critic) (1938–2012), Australian art critic

Robert Hughes (actor) (born 1948), Australian actor

Robert Hughes (soccer player) (born 1986), English soccer player

Robert Don Hughes (born 1949), American writer and poet

Roy Hughes, Baron Islwyn (1925-2003), British life peer and politician (Labor Party)

Ryan Hughes (ice hockey player) (born 1972), Canadian ice hockey player

Ryan Hughes (poker player) (born 1981), American poker player

Ryan Hughes ( American football player ) (* 2001), American football player

S.

Sam Hughes (1853–1921), Canadian politician
Sandra Hughes (* 1966), Swiss writer
Sara Hughes (* 1995), American beach volleyball player
Sarah Hughes (* 1985), American figure skater
Sarah T. Hughes (1896–1985), American judge
Sean Hughes (politician) (1946–1990), British politician (Labor Party)
Sean Hughes (Comedian) (1965-2017), British-Irish comedian
Sean Hughes (IRA member) , Irish farmer, politician and suspected IRA member
Sean Hughes (boxer) (born 1982), English boxer
Sean PF Hughes (born 1941), British surgeon and university professor
Setareki Hughes (born 1995), Fijian soccer player
Shaun M. Hughes , Australian astronomer
Simon Hughes (cricketer) (born 1959), English cricketer
Simon Henry Ward Hughes (born 1951), British politician
Simon Pollard Hughes (1830-1906), American politician
Spencer Hughes (1924–1983), British audio engineer and founder of the Spendor company
Spike Hughes (1908–1987), British writer, composer and jazz musician
Stephen Hughes (politician) (born 1952), British politician (Labor Party)
Stephen Hughes (soccer player, 1976) (born 1976), English soccer player
Stephen Hughes (soccer player, 1982) (born 1982), Scottish soccer player
Stephen Hughes (soccer player, 1984) (born 1984), English soccer player
Stephen John Hughes (born 1960), English football player, see Billy Hughes (football player, 1960)

T

Ted Hughes (1930–1998), English poet and writer
Ted Hughes (soccer player) , Welsh soccer player
Thomas Hughes (1822-1896), English writer and politician
Thomas H. Hughes (1769–1839), American politician
Thomas JR Hughes (* 1943), American engineer and mathematician
Thomas McKenny Hughes (1832-1917), British geologist and paleontologist
Thomas P. Hughes (1923–2014), American historian of science

V

Vernon Hughes (1921-2003), American physicist
Vincent Hughes (born 1981), Australian ice hockey player

W.

Wendy Hughes (1952-2014), Australian actress
Whitey Hughes (1920–2009), American stuntman and actor
Will Hughes (born 1995), English soccer player
William Hughes (politician, 1841) (1841-1918), Irish-American politician (New Jersey)
William Hughes (politician, 1872) (1872–1899), Welsh-American politician, Wisconsin
William Hughes, Baron Hughes (1911–1999), British politician
William Hughes (football player) ( William Arthur Hughes ; 1919–1981), Welsh football player
William Hughes (actor, 1927) (1927–2002), American actor
William Hughes (actor, British) , British actor
William Anthony Hughes (1921–2013), American clergyman, Bishop of Covington
William J. Hughes (1932–2019), American politician
William James Hughes (Bishop) (1894–1979) British Anglican Bishop
William James Hughes (born 1995), English soccer player, see Will Hughes
William Little Hughes (1822-1887), British translator
William Morris Hughes (1862-1958), Australian politician, see Billy Hughes

Z

Zac Hughes (born 1971), Australian soccer player
Zach Hughes (1928-2016), American author, see Hugh Zachary
Zharnel Hughes (* 1995), British sprinter of Anguillan origin