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Hume


Hume ('''''Home''''' is an older variant spelling of Hume, still used for the senior branches of the family) is a surname that originated in the South East of Scotland, of which the senior representatives are the Earl of Home|Earls of Home. The name can refer to several people and places:

Surname


- Sir Alec Douglas-Home (2 July 1903 – 9 October 1995), British Prime Minister
- Allan Octavian Hume (1829-1912), British administrator in India
- Andrew Hamilton Hume (1762-1849), Australian superintendent of convicts and farmer
- Andrew Hume, Australian convict and leader of final failed attempted to rescue Ludwig Leichhardt|Leichhardt's expedition
- Basil Cardinal Hume, former Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster
- Brit Hume, journalist best known for his work on Fox News
- David Hume (1711-1776), 18th-century Scottish philosopher
- David Hume of Godscroft, 17th-century Scottish historian
- David Hume (explorer), Southern African explorer
- Fergus Hume (1859-1932), English novelist
- Gary Hume, British artist
- Hamilton Hume (1797-1873), Australian explorer
- Iain Hume, Canadian footballer
- Jim Hume, Scottish politician
- John Hume, Irish politician
- Joseph Hume (b. 22 January 1777), British political reformer during the Age of Enlightenment
- Martin Andrew Sharp Hume (1847-1910), English historian, born Martin Sharp (journalist)
- Matthew Hume World champion fighter/wrestler, trainer, pioneer of Mixed Martial Arts.
- Sir Patrick Hume or Home (1641-1724), Scottish statesman
- Peter Hume (politician), Canadian politician
- R. E. Hume, author and indologist
- Rob Hume, English ornithological writer
- Tobias Hume (possibly 1569 - 16 April 1645), English composer, viola player and soldier
- William Hume-Rothery (1899-1968), British metallurgist

In fiction


- Hume (see Ivalice), the name of the Human race in the computer role playing game series ''Final Fantasy''
- Desmond Hume, a fictional character on the television series ''Lost''
- Nick Hume, the protagonist of Death Sentence (2007 film)|''Death Sentence'' (film)

Given name


- Hume Cronyn, Canadian actor and son of the politician
- Hume Cronyn (politician), Canadian politician and father of the actor

Places

Scotland
- Hume Castle, the historic 13th century eponymous fortress of the Home/Hume family in Berwickshire, Scotland Australia
- Hume, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra
- the City of Hume, a municipality in northern Melbourne
- Division of Hume, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in New South Wales
- the Greater Hume Shire Council, a municipality in rural New South Wales
- any of several prominent landmarks named after Hamilton Hume:
    - the Hume Highway, the main road between Melbourne and Sydney
    - Lake Hume, a large artificial lake and the associated Hume Dam United States
- Hume, California
    - Hume, Butte County, California
    - Hume, Fresno County, California
- Hume, Illinois, in Edgar County
- Hume, New York
- Hume, Virginia
- Hume Township, Whiteside County, Illinois
- Hume Township, Michigan
- Hume Lake, in California

Other


- Hume (soil), a type of soil
- Hume (language) (Higher-order Unified Meta-Environment), a computer programming language Category:Surnames

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