# Hough (surname)

Hough is an English surname that is also used in Ireland as a variant of Haugh. People with this surname may pronounce it as "how" (/haʊ/) or "huff" (/ˈhʌf/). Notable people with the surname include:

## Authors and writers

* Barrie Hough (1953–2004), South African writer
* Charlotte Hough (1924–2008), British author
* David L. Hough (born 1937), American writer on motorcycles
* Donald Hough (1895–c. 1965), American humorist and author
* Emerson Hough (1857–1923), American author
* Graham Hough (1908–1990), English literary critic and poet
* Henry Beetle Hough (1896–1985), American journalist
* Hugh Hough (1924–1986), American author
* Jason M. Hough, author of The Dire Earth Cycle
* Richard Hough (1922–1999), British author and historian
* Robert Hough (author) (born 1963), Canadian author
* Stanley Bennett Hough (1917–1998), British author of science fiction

## Entertainers and directors

* Derek Hough (born 1985), American professional dancer, choreographer, actor and singer
* Greg Hough, American musician best known as a founder of the band Petra in 1972
* John Hough (director) (born 1941), British film and television director
* Julianne Hough (born 1988), American dancer, actress, singer and songwriter
* Lotty Hough (1833–1896), American actress and comedian
* Melissa Hough (born c. 1985), American ballet dancer
* Paul Hough (born 1974), English director
* Stan Hough (1918–1990), American movie executive
* Stephen Hough (born 1961), British concert pianist and composer
* Kim Gregory Hough (born 1964), American TV, Film, and Theater Actor

## Military figures

* Daniel Hough (1825–1861), Irish-born American soldier, first casualty of the Civil War
* Henry Hughes Hough (1871–1943), American naval admiral
* Ira Hough (1842–1916), American soldier, medal of honor recipient

## Politicians and judges

* Benjamin Hough (1773–1819), American politician in Ohio
* Benson W. Hough (1875–1935), American lawyer and judge
* Charles Merrill Hough (1858–1927), American lawyer and judge
* Danie Hough (1937–2008), South African politician
* David Hough (politician) (1753–1831), American politician in New Hampshire
* Frank Hough (born 1944), Australian politician
* Jack Hough (1916–1971), Australian politician
* Lincoln Hough (born 1982), American politician in Missouri
* Maxine Hough (born 1942), American educator and politician in Wisconsin
* Michael Hough (politician) (born 1979), American politician in Maryland
* Olmstead Hough ((1797–1865), American tradesman and politician in Michigan
* Ralph D. Hough (born 1943), American politician in New Hampshire
* Richard Hough (politician) (1505–1574), English politician
* Sue Metzger Dickey Hough (1883-1980), American lawyer, businesswoman, and politician in Minnesota
* Warwick Hough (1836–1915), Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri
* William J. Hough (1795–1869), American politician in New York

## Religious figures

* John Hough (bishop) (1651–1743), English bishop
* Joseph C. Hough Jr., American minister in the United Church of Christ
* Lynn H. Hough (1877–1971), American Methodist clergyman, theologian, and academic administrator
* Michael Hough (bishop), Australian Anglican bishop
* William Hough (bishop) (1859–1934), Anglican Bishop

## Sportspeople

* Albert Hough (1877–1960), English bowls player
* Bevin Hough (1929–2019), New Zealand sportsman
* Billy Hough (footballer) (1908–unknown), Welsh professional footballer
* Charles Hough Jr. (1934–2023), American equestrian
* Charlie Hough (born 1948), American professional baseball player
* Christine Hough (born 1969), Canadian ice skater
* Cliff Hough (1913–2003), Australian rules footballer
* Fred Hough (born 1935), English footballer
* Gerald Hough (1894–1959), English cricketer
* Harry Hough, (1883–1935), American professional basketball player and coach
* Keith Hough (1908–1958), Australian rules footballer
* Jim Hough (born 1956), American football player
* Ken Hough (1928–2009), Australia cricketer and association football player
* Larry Hough (born 1944), American rower
* Lauren Hough (born 1977), American equestrian
* Mike Hough (born 1963), Canadian professional ice hockey player
* Nicholas Hough (born 1993), Australian sprinter and hurdler
* Philip Hough (1924–2014), English cricketer
* Stanley M. Hough (born 1948), American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer
* Ted Hough (1899–1978), English footballer
* Willie Hough (1892–1976), Irish hurler

## Scientists and physicians

* Franklin B. Hough (1822–1885), American scientist and historian
* George W. Hough (1836-1909), American astronomer
* James Hough (born 1945), Scottish physicist
* Richard R. Hough (1917–1992), American electrical engineer
* Romeyn Beck Hough (1857–1924), American botanist and physician
* Susan Hough (born 1961), American seismologist
* Sydney Samuel Hough (1870–1923), British applied mathematician and astronomer
* Theodore Hough (1865–1924), American physician
* Walter Hough (1859–1935), American ethnologist

## Other

* Edward Hough (1879–1952), British trade unionist
* Halley Brewster Savery Hough (1894–1967), American curator at Washington University
* James Jackson Hough (1945–2019), American businessman and philanthropist
* Jerry F. Hough (1935–2020), American professor of political science
* William R. Hough, American investment banker and benefactor of the University of Florida