US Population With Last Name Hughes By Race and Ethnicity in the 2000 Census

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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In the 2000 Census, there were 229,390 people in the US whose last name was Hughes, and the rate of occurence of the Hughes last name was 85.03 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Hughes identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (80.6%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (15.45%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Hispanic or Latino (1.58%).

US Percentage of Pop. With Last Name Hughes By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

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The table below below shows by race and ethnicity, the number of people and the percentage of the total people with the Hughes last name.

US Population With Last Name Hughes By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 184888 80.6
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 35441 15.45
Hispanic or Latino 3624 1.58
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 3349 1.46
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1193 0.52
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 895 0.39