Hough is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Benson W. Hough (1875–1935), US federal judge
Charlie Hough
Derek Hough
Donald Hough
Emerson Hough
Frank Hough
Franklin B. Hough
George W. Hough (1836-1909) US Astronomer
Greg Hough
Henry Hughes Hough
James Hough, British physicist
Jason M. Hough, the author of The Dire Earth Cycle
Jerry F. Hough
John Hough (bishop) (1651–1743), English bishop
John Hough (director), film director
Paul Hough, film director
Julianne Hough
Kenneth Hough
Maxine Hough, American politician
Michael Hough (politician), American politician
Mike Hough
Richard Hough (1922–1999), British author and historian
Richard R. Hough (1917–1992), American engineer and executive
Romeyn Beck Hough (1857-1924), American botanist and physician
Stephen Hough, concert pianist
Walter Hough