Where does “Pugh” come from?

Pugh is an English surname derived from Welsh ap or fab, meaning "son of," used as a patronymic prefix in Welsh names.

Pugh (English): an expression of contempt, disgust, etc

Definitions

  1. an expression of contempt, disgust, etc

Ancestry of “Pugh”, step by step

Pugh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh ap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WelshapA patronymic indicator; son of
2WelshfabSoft mutation of mab
3Welshmabboy, son, infant, child of either sex, minor, youth
4Old Welshmapson
5Proto-Brythonicmabson
6Proto-Celticmakʷosson
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱwos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

via Welsh Huw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WelshHuw—
2Middle Low Germanhûve—
3Old Saxonhūva—
4Proto-West Germanichūbāhood, cowl
5Proto-Germanichūbǭa covering for the head; hood; cowl
6Proto-Indo-Europeankēwp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →