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Title: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: ScouseBoy on Monday 27 July 15 15:15 BST (UK)
One of my grand fathers was called Hugh Hughes,  and when I googled  that name on Findmypast  it came up with about  13,000 names since records began.

Are there similar examples  such as John Johnson?
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: coombs on Monday 27 July 15 15:17 BST (UK)
I have a Richard Richardson.
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: trystan on Monday 27 July 15 15:17 BST (UK)
Well I know a certain David Davies.  :)

Trystan
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: keyboard86 on Monday 27 July 15 15:18 BST (UK)
In Wales my rellie William Williams  :)

Keyboard86
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: KGarrad on Monday 27 July 15 15:19 BST (UK)
At school we had a Patrick Fitzpatrick?! ;D
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: keyboard86 on Monday 27 July 15 15:20 BST (UK)
At school we had a Patrick Fitzpatrick?! ;D

KG an old one ;D

Keyboard

Or is it Patrick Fitzjohn?!
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: KGarrad on Monday 27 July 15 15:21 BST (UK)
At school we had a Patrick Fitzpatrick?! ;D

KG an old one ;D

Keyboard

Of course! That was 50 years ago! ;D :o
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: Berlin-Bob on Monday 27 July 15 15:22 BST (UK)
My guess is that we will find combination "forename = surname" for almost all common forenames. That plus the "suffix" variations ( O'..., Mc...., Mac..., Fitz...., etc)

Bob

added:  and the ...son, ...sen variations too :)

and added again: does Joan Jones count ?  ;D
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: ScouseBoy on Monday 27 July 15 15:24 BST (UK)
Has anyone got a Hugh Jarse?
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: DavidG02 on Monday 27 July 15 15:31 BST (UK)
Without naming people who I went to school with and  are still alive all I will say is Very Common
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: barryd on Monday 27 July 15 15:33 BST (UK)
Hugh Jarse - not one born, married or died England and Wales. Free BMD.
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: keyboard86 on Monday 27 July 15 15:34 BST (UK)
Has anyone got a Hugh Jarse?
My mate sitting next to me ;D

Keyboard86
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: DavidG02 on Monday 27 July 15 15:41 BST (UK)
The first Australian Born - ie not some poncy English Toff- Governor General of Australia was Sir Isaac Isaacs
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: Rosinish on Monday 27 July 15 15:44 BST (UK)
Has anyone got a Hugh Jarse?

 ;D  ;D  ;D

Sure made me laugh  ::)

Annie
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: radstockjeff on Monday 27 July 15 16:47 BST (UK)
Scouseboy....     Hugh Arse  Born St Mary Steps Exeter Devon 1701 and

Mary Zarse b Cornwall 1811 - found in 1841 Census Mevagissey.

The surname Arse was uncommon but not unknown until the latter part of the 19thC.

(Ref Potty, Fartwell and Knob - Russell Ash - Headline Books)
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: keyboard86 on Monday 27 July 15 16:59 BST (UK)
Swear we had a student at college from Austria/Sweden cannot recall, but his full name sounded like Orson Kaart, last name was spelt like or similar?
Keyboard86
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: Flattybasher9 on Monday 27 July 15 17:35 BST (UK)
IGI has 700,896 results for Name: Hugh Hughes.

Regards

Malky
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: Rainbow Quartz on Monday 27 July 15 20:54 BST (UK)
Or what about Hugh Janus :o :o :o
Slightly more serious ( :D) my headmaster was William Williams, and the father of the footballers Phil and Gary is Neville Neville! There's loads of other combinations - George George, James James etc.
Seems to be a boy thing, and also there's a bit of a Welsh theme too?
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: keyboard86 on Monday 27 July 15 20:58 BST (UK)
  :) I seem as a young child recalling a Mary Mary quite contrary?

Keyboard86
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: KGarrad on Monday 27 July 15 21:01 BST (UK)
Seems to be a boy thing, and also there's a bit of a Welsh theme too?

Not quite!
Plenty of Joan Jones out there! ;D
And a Leslie Leslie (1882)
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: deebel on Monday 27 July 15 22:11 BST (UK)
A family friend with Christian name Joyce married a man whose Surname was Joyce
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: tjugg on Tuesday 28 July 15 05:50 BST (UK)
I have a Ralph Ralph.

Linda
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: Nanna52 on Tuesday 28 July 15 06:12 BST (UK)
My grandfather was James James.  He was mostly known by his middle name of Arthur.

Although born in Australia, his parents were from Somerset.  His grandfather and an uncle were also called James.  At some stage the surname was changed to Janes in the UK, but one family changed it back to James, just to make tracing them difficult.
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: jim1 on Tuesday 28 July 15 12:32 BST (UK)
You can trace the origins back to Wales. Hugh ap (son of) Hugh.When surnames became commonplace the middle bit was dropped.So names like Hugh Hughes, Evan Evans, William Williams are quite normal if your Welsh.
I went to school with a John John.
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: Hinso on Tuesday 28 July 15 15:04 BST (UK)
My wife's g-g-grandfather was a Walter Walter and Somerset through and through.
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: GenesA on Tuesday 28 July 15 15:07 BST (UK)
I have a William Williams  :)
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: coombs on Wednesday 29 July 15 21:45 BST (UK)
I like first names and surnames that are exactly the same, Edward Edwards, there is a 1 letter difference. I have found a George George and even a Thomas Thomas Thomas baptised when looking at a London church register once. I found his death years later and it said Thomas Thomas Thomas.
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: rm91 on Wednesday 29 July 15 22:10 BST (UK)
I like first names and surnames that are exactly the same, Edward Edwards, there is a 1 letter difference.

My great grandfather was an Edward Edwards  :)
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: a-l on Thursday 30 July 15 19:11 BST (UK)
My question is why do the parents do it ? I used to think it was a British habit until I grew up and found it to be a false notion.  I knew an adam adams and allan allen.     On a tangent here, but I knew a family where each and every male were named Robert,lol.
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: Mike in Cumbria on Thursday 30 July 15 19:34 BST (UK)
I too have a William Williams, and  John Jones
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: Noy1818 on Saturday 01 August 15 10:10 BST (UK)
I once knew a Thomas Thomas.
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: andrewalston on Monday 03 August 15 15:28 BST (UK)
Lots of welsh forenames became surnames, because the usual convention was to refer to "x son of y", so "Richard ap Richard" was rewritten as "Richard Richards" or "Richard Pritchard".

In England we have a common situation where a surname is used as a given name, often because it was the maiden name of a grandmother. Thus I have a "Bullough Bullough", as well as a "Bella Bullough". Bella was short for Arabella, but in 1861 the enumerator wrote it down as "Bellow". I'm not sure if it matched her voice!
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: Josephine on Tuesday 04 August 15 17:10 BST (UK)
I was so surprised to learn that my 4th-great-grandfather wasn't the only man called Barnett Barnett; it seemed such an unusual name. I was even more surprised to learn that the others were all Jewish and -- bingo! -- so was he!

Regards,
Josephine
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: BumbleB on Tuesday 04 August 15 17:40 BST (UK)
My 2x great grandfather was William Williams, and so was his father.  However, William the younger then went on to join a number of related families who called their SON Allison  :o

My great grandfather is Allison Appleyard, who had a cousin called Allison Appleyard - I can possibly account for this as a variation on Allenson (the surname of their grandmother).  However, my great grandfather married Ann Williams (daughter of William) who had a brother called Allison, and they had an uncle called Allison Radcliffe.   ::)



Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: jettejjane on Wednesday 05 August 15 10:11 BST (UK)
Has anyone got a Hugh Jarse?

Scouse on a similar theme. My dad went to school with one R. Sole. Ronald.

Back to original question. He also knew a Laurence Lawrence. His father before him was also Laurence.
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: Andrew S. Hatton on Friday 07 August 15 18:41 BST (UK)
I see that news has been announced that Neville Neville, well known former professional footballer and father of a sporting family has died.

http://www.buryfc.co.uk/news/article/statement-neville-neville-2599406.aspx (http://www.buryfc.co.uk/news/article/statement-neville-neville-2599406.aspx)
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: ScouseBoy on Monday 10 August 15 12:03 BST (UK)
I wonder how many people are called  "Matt White"
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: Andrew S. Hatton on Monday 10 August 15 12:31 BST (UK)
I wonder how many people are called  "Matt White"

I have no idea and am perplexed by the comment about Matt White which seems unconnected with went went before.
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: Mike in Cumbria on Monday 10 August 15 13:33 BST (UK)
I wonder how many people are called  "Matt White"

I have no idea and am perplexed by the comment about Matt White which seems unconnected with went went before.

Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: ScouseBoy on Monday 10 August 15 13:38 BST (UK)
Thank you Mike.. I  always have a chuckle  when I   see the funny names people have.

Such as Albert Hall.
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: KGarrad on Monday 10 August 15 14:23 BST (UK)
And it still seems completely unconnected with the topic under discussion? ;D
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: Mike in Cumbria on Monday 10 August 15 14:28 BST (UK)
And it still seems completely unconnected with the topic under discussion? ;D

Quite true, but Scouseboy did start the thread so is probably entitled to take it off in new directions (as is his habit  ;D )
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: jettejjane on Monday 10 August 15 17:45 BST (UK)
I wonder how many people are called  "Matt White"

I have no idea and am perplexed by the comment about Matt White which seems unconnected with went went before.

Quite often the threads go off on a tangent, it happens a lot. It's all good fun. I like the change of direction in this one! I like the way Scouseboy thinks!

My tangent now. Quite often I make up amusing names and then look them up on ancestry, there are dozens. Here is a clean one Mary Elizabeth Grate = M.E Grate, she did exist.
Title: Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
Post by: DavidG02 on Tuesday 11 August 15 11:59 BST (UK)
Oi scouseboy. Can I call you cuz?  ;D

Ann GIBBINS. ~ Hugh HUGHES.
Groom of the Parish of
Llaniki Merionethshire.
14th. June.
By Licence.

Apparently Ann is related to me from Leicestershire as noted on this thread

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=384880.0