An English surname, Huff refers to the steep ridge of land along a hill. The origin Old English term ‘hoh’ means a projecting land ridge. The Old Norse term of ‘haugr’ refers to a hill. In different locations of England the name was spelled Hoo, Hoe, Hooe, Hough, Heugh and Hose. The spelling variations of Huff can also include Hoff, Hoffe, Hough and Houfe. The English counties of Cheshire, Derby, Kent, Sussex, Hurham, Leicestershire and Northumberland have the greater numbers of those with the Huff name. Only the small county of Fife in Scotland has any number of Huff families. The states in the United States with many Huff families are Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Texas and Georgia. Famous: David Huff (professional baseball player), Thomas Huff (co-founder of Huff-Daland Aero Corp), George Huff (singer), Orlando Huff (professional football player) and Janice Huff (television anchor).