McHugh is a common surname of
Irish origin. It is an anglicisation of the original Irish Mac Aodha, meaning literally "Son of Aodh".
Aodh was a popular male given name in mediaeval Gaelic Ireland. It was traditionally written in English-language documents as
Hugh, an unrelated name of
Frankish origin.
The first bearers of the surname were the grandsons of Aodh (died 1033), who was son of
Ruaidhrí mac Coscraigh, King of
South Connacht.[1] The surname's pronunciation in Irish has also given rise to the spelling McGagh (otherwise McGah or McGarr), forms of the surname which are geographically concentrated around the area of
Belclare parish in
County Galway, the centre of the
Clann Cosgraigh territory ruled by the historical McHughs. Other anglicised versions of the surname include Hughes and Hewson.
^Martyn, Adrian (2019). Irish Surnames: Origins and Development. Ireland: Adrian Martyn. p. 64.
ISBN978-0-9955025-1-2.
Surname list
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surnameMcHugh. If an
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McHugh is a common surname of
Irish origin. It is an anglicisation of the original Irish Mac Aodha, meaning literally "Son of Aodh".
Aodh was a popular male given name in mediaeval Gaelic Ireland. It was traditionally written in English-language documents as
Hugh, an unrelated name of
Frankish origin.
The first bearers of the surname were the grandsons of Aodh (died 1033), who was son of
Ruaidhrí mac Coscraigh, King of
South Connacht.[1] The surname's pronunciation in Irish has also given rise to the spelling McGagh (otherwise McGah or McGarr), forms of the surname which are geographically concentrated around the area of
Belclare parish in
County Galway, the centre of the
Clann Cosgraigh territory ruled by the historical McHughs. Other anglicised versions of the surname include Hughes and Hewson.
^Martyn, Adrian (2019). Irish Surnames: Origins and Development. Ireland: Adrian Martyn. p. 64.
ISBN978-0-9955025-1-2.
Surname list
This page lists people with the
surnameMcHugh. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.