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Hough

“from the town on the headland”

Hough is a variant of Houghton. One English interpretation is “from the town on the headland.”

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Hough is a variant of Houghton. One English interpretation is “from the town on the headland.”

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Where it comes from

Hough is a variant of Houghton. An origin associated with Houghton is English.

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How it developed

From Old English hōh (“spur of land”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Hough’s family of names

Hough has a related form in Houghton. In Afrikaans usage, Hough as a surname was borrowed from the German form HAUCH. In English usage, Hough as a surname has a related form in HAUGH.

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Nicknames & forms 2

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Across languages 1

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