How common is the surname Hodgins?

2,104 people in the United States had the surname Hodgins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 146,742 Americans. It ranked 14,248th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Hodgins getting more or less common?

More common. 2,092 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,104 in 2010, up 0.6%.

The surname Hodgins

A patronymic surname, carried by 2,104 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). Hodgins is more common than 91.2% of them.

Origin

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

Hodgins 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 2,104 people named Hodgins in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 146,742 Americans. That is up 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,092.

#14,248

rank among US surnames

2,104

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+0.6%

change since 2000 (was #13,359)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,247	Mikhail	2,105	146,672
#14,248	Przybylski	2,104	146,742
#14,252	Buttram	2,103	146,812
#14,257	Seyler	2,102	146,882

Who is named Hodgins

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

93% of people named Hodgins identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hodgins

Hodgins 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 Hodgins come from?: From Hodgin from the given name Roger + patronymic suffix -s.
How common is the surname Hodgins?: 2,104 people in the United States had the surname Hodgins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 146,742 Americans. It ranked 14,248th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hodgins?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Hodgins identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
What type of surname is Hodgins?: Hodgins is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hodgins getting more or less common?: More common. 2,092 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,104 in 2010, up 0.6%.