Huggans

Huggans Meaning & Origin

About Huggans
The surname Huggans is of English origin and is derived from the medieval personal name Hugh, which itself comes from the Old Germanic name "Hugo." The name Huggans is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of someone named Hugh. The suffix "-ans" is a diminutive form, indicating "son of." Therefore, Huggans can be understood to mean "son of Hugh" or "descendant of Hugh."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Huggans: 173
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 103,655
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Huggans 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 Huggans is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HKNS
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H02052
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AH1 G AH0 N Z
🌐 IPA
/huggans*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HKNS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H252

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Huggans in Braille

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

The name Huggans in braille

How to sign the name Huggans using Sign Language

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

The name Huggans in sign language

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