Hugan

Hugan Meaning & Origin

About Hugan
The surname Hugan is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Hugan," which itself is a variant of "Hugh." The name Hugh is of Germanic origin and means "heart," "mind," or "spirit." Therefore, the surname Hugan can be interpreted to mean "son of Hugh" or "descendant of Hugh." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Hugh.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Hugan is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Hugan: 149
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 116,829
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hugan based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Hugan is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HKN
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H0205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH Y UW1 G AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/hugan*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HKN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H250

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hugan in Braille

Here's how to represent Hugan in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Hugan in braille

How to sign the name Hugan using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Hugan using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Hugan in sign language

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