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About the Hough surname

history

The Hough surname in one South African family originated when a German soldier Andreas Hauk changed his name to Hough when acquiring citizenship in South Africa. This happened around 1765.

other possible versions of this surname

There is another source of the name in South Africa apparently originating in England or Scotland that was brought over to South Africa by immigrants. There is a town called Hough in England. The meaning of the name is "hill".