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'''Oughtred''' or '''Ughtred''' is an [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] English given name and surname. It means "son of [[Uhtred]]", being derived from the old English ''Ūhtrǣd'' composed of the elements ''uht'' "twilight, dusk" and ''ræd'' "advice". It may refer to the following people:
;Given name
*[[Uhtred the Bold|Uhtred of Bamburgh]] (died 1016), Anglo-Saxon warlord
*[[Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth]] (1844-1939), English landowner and politician
;Surname
*[[Anthony Ughtred]] (c. 1478–1534), English soldier and military administrator
* [[Bernard Oughtred]] (1880–1949), English rugby union player
* [[Elizabeth Oughtred]] (1518–1568), English baroness, wife of Anthony Ughtred
*[[Evelyne Oughtred Buchanan]] (1883–1979), British artist
*[[Henry Ughtred]] (c. 1533–1598), English Member of Parliament, shipowner and shipbuilder
* [[Natasha Oughtred]], English ballerina
*[[Thomas Ughtred, 1st Baron Ughtred]] (1292–c.1365), English soldier and politician
* [[William Oughtred]] (1574–1660), English mathematician and Anglican clergyman
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