Hug Family History
Hug Name Meaning
English: from Middle English Hugge either an Anglicized form of Old French Hugues (see Hugh ) or else a shortened form of one of the common Old French pet forms of Hugh (see Huggins and Huggett ). English: variant of Huck with voicing of /k/ to /g/. German and Dutch: from the personal name Hug or Hugo an equivalent of English Hugh .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022