How common is the surname Hodgin?

1,719 people in the United States had the surname Hodgin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 179,608 Americans. It ranked 16,662nd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Hodgin getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,728 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,719 in 2010, down 0.5%.

Is Hodgin also a first name?

Yes. Hodgin is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Hodgin

A patronymic surname, carried by 1,719 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H325

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hodgin is more common than 89.7% of them.

Origin

From a medieval diminutive of Hodge, from the given name Roger.

Hodgin 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 1,719 people named Hodgin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 179,608 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,728.

#16,662

rank among US surnames

1,719

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-0.5%

change since 2000 (was #15,539)

Who is named Hodgin

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

95% of people named Hodgin identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as two or more races and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Two or more races 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hodgin

Hodgin has the Soundex code H325, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H325.

Questions

Where does the surname Hodgin come from?: From a medieval diminutive of Hodge, from the given name Roger.
How common is the surname Hodgin?: 1,719 people in the United States had the surname Hodgin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 179,608 Americans. It ranked 16,662nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hodgin?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Hodgin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as two or more races.
What type of surname is Hodgin?: Hodgin is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hodgin getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,728 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,719 in 2010, down 0.5%.
Is Hodgin also a first name?: Yes. Hodgin is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.