Given name & surname · also Scottish
Hume
“from the cave”·“one who promotes peace”
Hume is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “from the cave” and “one who promotes peace”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “from the cave” and “one who promotes peace”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Scottish and English naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hume through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12
- 12 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 1915. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,311 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hume’s family of names
Hume has a related form in Home. In English usage, Hume as a surname has a related form in Holme.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Hume
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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