O Huddy - Irish / Ui hUada. Used in the Munster Province as a variant for O Foody, which see, who were a Sept / Family branch who had their territory originally in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province.

O Hude. A Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Colla Uais Ui Mheic Uais Ui Tuitre Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in the west of Loch Neagh in Co. Tyrone in Central Ulster and north - west of the loch at Loughinsholin in Co. Derry. Especially see - O Hood.

Hudson. English origins. They were in Ireland in the 17^th Century AD and are mainly to be found in Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster with some also in the Ulster Province.

Huggard. English origins. Cognate with Howard.They were in Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster in the 16^th Century AD and were in Co. Kerry in the south - west of the Munster Province in the 18^th Century AD.

Huggard / Hugard. French Huguenot origins. They were in the north of Ireland.

O Hugh. A Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Northern" Ui Niaill Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province. Ancestor - *87.Niall of the Nine Hostages the 126th King of Tara / Ireland (Ui Niall).

Mac Hugh or Mac Hughes - Irish / Mheic hAodha / fire. A Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Seola Sept / Family branch of the O Flahertys, which see. They had their territory in the Connemara in Co. Galway in Southern Connacht. Ancestor - *87.Brion the original 1st King of Connacht (Ui Briuin), *86.Eochy "Mugmedon" the 124th King of Tara / Ireland.

Mac Hugh - Irish / Mheic hAodha. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory at Tuam in the north of Co. Galway in Southern Connacht.

Mac Hugh or Magee Irish - Mheic hAodha. A Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Colla da Crioch Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Fermanagh in the south - west of the Ulster Province. They are descended from 113.Aodh the grandson of.111.Don "Carrach" Maguire the first Maguire Chief who ruled there. Often interchanged regularly with Magee there. They were also in Co. Donegal and Co. Cavan in the Ulster Province and nearby in Co. Longford in the north - west of Northern Leinster. Especially see - Magee.

O Hughes - Irish / Ui h Aodha / fire. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory at Cloneagh in Co. Laois in the mid - north - west of Southern Leinster from where they were cleared out of twice by the English. They were also in Co. Monaghan in Southern Ulster and Co. Wicklow in the south - east of Southern Leinster.

Hughes. English name. Numerous in all Provinces except the Munster Province. Also used as a synonym for Hayes, which see - Irish / Ui hAodha.

Hughey. Used as a variant for Huey, which see.

Mac Hugo. Used by a branch of the Burkes, which see, in the Connacht Province. See also Mac Cooke. Not connected to Mac Hugh.

O Hultagan - Irish / Ui hUltachain - ultach / Ulsterman. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Fermanagh in the south - west of the Ulster Province. They were also known as O Nolan. See also Halton.

Hume. Scottish toponymic origins. They were in Co. Fermanagh in the south - west of the Ulster Province. See next entry.

Hume / hulm. Danish English origins. They were in Co. Antrim in the north - east of the Ulster Province. See also previous entry.

Hunt. English origins. They are in all Provinces, with the least in the Ulster  Province and the most in the Connacht Province where it was used by many Irish Families to anglicize their names, such as Feighney, Feighry and Fey, which see.

Hunter. Used to anglicize their name by the Irish Sept of the Ui Fiadhchara.

Hunter. English origins. Numerous in the north of the Ulster Province.