How common is the surname Hodges?

70,223 people in the United States had the surname Hodges in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,397 Americans. It ranked 471st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hodges?

David Hodges, American musician (born 1978), followed by Johnny Hodges.

Where is the surname Hodges most common?

Wikidata records people named Hodges in the United States, Australia and the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Is the surname Hodges getting more or less common?

More common. 68,868 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 70,223 in 2010, up 2.0%.

The surname Hodges

A patronymic surname, carried by 70,223 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H322

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hodges is more common than 99.7% of them.

Origin

From Hodge, from the given name Roger + patronymic suffix -s.

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 70,223 people named Hodges in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 4,397 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 68,868.

#471

rank among US surnames

70,223

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2%

change since 2000 (was #428)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#462	Hines	71,717	4,305
#463	Mullins	71,646	4,309
#464	Castaneda	71,368	4,326
#465	Malone	71,286	4,331
#466	Cannon	71,085	4,343
#467	Tate	71,058	4,345
#468	Mack	71,056	4,345

Who is named Hodges

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

73% of people named Hodges identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 73%
Black (not Hispanic) 21%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hodgess

13 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Hodges
American musician (born 1978)
Johnny Hodges
American alto saxophonist (1907–1970)
Chelsea Hodges
Australian swimmer, born 2001
William Hodges
British artist (1744-1797)
Craig Hodges
American basketball player-coach, born 1960
Jim Hodges
114th Governor of South Carolina (born 1956)
Eddie Hodges
American actor, born 1947
Kaneaster Hodges Jr.
American politician (1938–2022)
Roneeka Hodges
American basketball player (born 1982)
Luther H. Hodges
American politician (1898-1974)
Albert Hodges
American chess champion (1861–1944)
Thomas Hodges
Australian volleyball player, born 1994

Notable Hodgess come mostly from the United States (10), Australia (2) and the Kingdom of Great Britain (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hodges

Hedges

Hodges has the Soundex code H322, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H322.

Questions

Where does the surname Hodges come from?: From Hodge, from the given name Roger + patronymic suffix -s.
How common is the surname Hodges?: 70,223 people in the United States had the surname Hodges in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,397 Americans. It ranked 471st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hodges?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Hodges identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hodges?: David Hodges, American musician (born 1978), followed by Johnny Hodges.
Where is the surname Hodges most common?: Wikidata records people named Hodges in the United States, Australia and the Kingdom of Great Britain.
What type of surname is Hodges?: Hodges is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hodges getting more or less common?: More common. 68,868 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 70,223 in 2010, up 2.0%.