Haug Name Origin and Family Crest

In census returns, Haug often stands in for Hauck. Its meaning, shared with Hauck, is “Hug- / trader”. Records show Haug as one of the forms Hauck took over time. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

4,989 Americans were listed as Haug in the 2010 census. That puts it inside the top 10,000 US surnames. French civil records give 558 births under the name Haug from 1891 to 2000, peaking in 1971–1980. Births ran at 45 in 1891–1900 and 29 in 1991–2000.

There is no single Haug family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Want more than a summary? See the Haug family name pack.