How common is the surname Hodge?

52,920 people in the United States had the surname Hodge in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,834 Americans. It ranked 643rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hodge?

Aldis Hodge, American actor, followed by Percy Hodge.

Where is the surname Hodge most common?

Wikidata records people named Hodge in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 3 other countries.

How do you pronounce Hodge?

Hodge is /hɑd͡ʒ/, one syllable.

Is the surname Hodge getting more or less common?

More common. 50,577 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 52,920 in 2010, up 4.6%.

The surname Hodge

A Norman patronymic surname, carried by 52,920 people in the United States.

Pronounced /hɑd͡ʒ/ 1 syllable Soundex H320

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hodge is more common than 99.6% of them.

Origin

Norman origin

From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Roger. The substitution of H for R is common in English words derived from Norman French.

Hodge is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 128 Norman surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 52,920 people named Hodge in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 5,834 Americans. That is up 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 50,577.

#643

rank among US surnames

52,920

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+4.6%

change since 2000 (was #610)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#634	Wilkinson	53,739	5,745
#635	Bridges	53,682	5,751
#636	Bruce	53,419	5,780
#637	Atkinson	53,376	5,784
#638	Velez	53,265	5,796
#639	Meza	53,230	5,800
#640	Roy	53,159	5,808

Who is named Hodge

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

69% of people named Hodge identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 69%
Black (not Hispanic) 25%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hodges

17 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Aldis Hodge
American actor, born 1986
Percy Hodge
British athlete (1890–1967)
Edwin Hodge
American actor (born 1985)
Charles Hodge
American Presbyterian theologian (1797-1878)
Danny Hodge
American boxer, professional and amateur wrestler (1932–2020)
Kate Hodge
American actress and film producer, born 1966
Patricia Hodge
British actress, born 1946
Megan Hodge
American volleyball player, born 1988
Stephen Hodge
Australian cyclist, born 1961
Brad Hodge
Australian cricketer, born 1974
Douglas Hodge
British actor, born 1960
Archibald Alexander Hodge
American Presbyterian leader, 1823–1886

Notable Hodges come mostly from the United States (9), the United Kingdom (4) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hodge

Hodge has the Soundex code H320, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H320.

Other Norman surnames

All 128 Norman surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hodge come from?: From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Roger. The substitution of H for R is common in English words derived from Norman French.
How common is the surname Hodge?: 52,920 people in the United States had the surname Hodge in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,834 Americans. It ranked 643rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hodge?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Hodge identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hodge?: Aldis Hodge, American actor, followed by Percy Hodge.
Where is the surname Hodge most common?: Wikidata records people named Hodge in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 3 other countries.
How do you pronounce Hodge?: Hodge is /hɑd͡ʒ/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Hodge?: Hodge is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hodge getting more or less common?: More common. 50,577 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 52,920 in 2010, up 4.6%.