Hue is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Wales, France. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hue
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Ireland, Wales, France
Meaning:

Hue is a form of Keogh. the Irish surname Mac Eochy, or Eochaid.

The family claim descent from Fergus, king of Ulster, and from Roderick the Great, king of all Ireland.

Hue is variant of Hoe. Anglo-Saxon hou, a hill-as the Hoe at Plymouth.

The variant form of Kehoe. The horseman or jockey.

Hue is a variant of Hoye. Dweller at a bluff or hill; grandson of Eochaidh meaning "horseman"; Sea.

A variant form of Hoey. Grandson of Eochaidh meaning "horseman".

The surname Hue is the variation of Huey. Descendant of little Hugh meaning "spirit; May also be a varint of Hoey, Grandson of Eochaidh.

The Hue is variation of the Keough. The son of Eochaidh meaning "horseman".

Orthographical variations of the names Hugh, Hewet, Hewetson.

How popular is Hue?

Hue is common in France, Vietnam, Ivory Coast, Malaysia, United States, Indonesia, Jamaica, Canada, England, Australia, Thailand, Singapore.

Hue is ranked 25726 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Hues grew by 12.93 per cent to 795 since 2000 and ranked 29626 after elevating 1541 spots. The last name was found in around 3 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 44.03 43.89
White 31.57 34.38
Black 11.32 10.23
Others 8.55 7.24
Hue is quite popular family name mostly used in France however New Caledonia lie ahead in terms of density. Around 20943 people have been found who wears Hue as their family name. Hue is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Hue:
654 France8,861
357 Vietnam5,139
796 Ivory Coast2,397
1,877 Malaysia1,479
28,473 United States1,167
Countries with hundreds of Hue:
34,761 Indonesia321
1,221 Jamaica240
16,788 Canada221
29,000 England129
22,001 Australia115
109,152 Thailand109
1,981 Singapore107
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
59,964 Germany98
817 New Caledonia62
2,371 Hong Kong56
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
15,673 United Arab Emirates39
74,988 Argentina33
47,033 Spain30
41,978 Belgium29
174,290 Brazil28
3,238 China23
14,824 Dominican Republic23
445,856 India19
34,678 Switzerland17
184,366 Philippines16
16,023 Qatar16
227,444 Nigeria14
28,765 New Zealand12
781 South Korea12
26,155 Chile11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
105,188 Cameroon10
820 Cayman Islands9
167,054 South Africa8
36,567 Venezuela8
101,897 Papua New Guinea8
11,625 Northern Ireland7
47,869 Japan7
7,503 Cambodia7
23,065 Taiwan6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Thomas Hue was 19 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on December 11, 1851. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as workman and took Northumbria from New Ross. 21 years old Mary Hue, John Hue, aged 14, are others that migrated to US.

From Italy

Clerk Jules Hue from Italy aboard the La Bourgogne from Havre. He is registered to be 21 years old when he arrived in New York on March 16, 1891.

From Germany

Anna Hue was 9 years old when she migrated to USA on June 15, 1852. She lived in Germany and took Jane Morrison from Bremen. Eugl. Hue (25), Heinr. Hue (51) Farmer, Sophie Hue, aged 20, Sophie Hue, Wilhelm Hue, Heinrich Hue (7) Laborer, Desire Hue (28) Farmer, Hermann Hue, aged 17, and 12 other Hue around 46.15% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer migrated to US from Bremen, Antwerp, Havre and Bremen & Southampton.

Hue Namesakes

  • Robert Hue, French politician
  • Jermaine Hue, professional football midfielder

Hue Namesakes

  • Robert Hue, French politician
  • Jermaine Hue, professional football midfielder

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