Huish
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English
Etymology
From Middle English Hiwis, from Old English hīwisċ, hīwisċe. Originally, a word used to refer to families or households, in general.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Huish (countable and uncountable, plural Huishes)
- (uncountable) A place in England:
- A locality in Instow parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS4829). [1]
- A small village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS5311). [2]
- A small village and former civil parish in Wilcot, Huish and Oare parish, north of Pewsey, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU1463).
- (countable) A habitational surname.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Huish is the 35246th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 639 individuals. Huish is most common among White (90.61%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Huish”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 213.
