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    The surname Hodgkinson

    A patronymic surname, carried by 1,242 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈhɒd͡ʒkɪnsən/ 3 syllables Soundex H325

    Hodgkinson: #21,144 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Hodgkinson #21,144, 1,242 people Hodgkinson: #21,144 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Hodgkinson #21,144, 1,242 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hodgkinson is more common than 87% of them.

    Origin

    From Hodgkin + -son from the given name Roger.

    Hodgkinson 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 1,242 people named Hodgkinson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 248,587 Americans. That is up 6.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,172.

    #21,144
    rank among US surnames
    1,242
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6%
    change since 2000 (was #20,923)

    Who is named Hodgkinson

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

    94% of people named Hodgkinson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Hodgkinsons

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Eaton Hodgkinson
      British engineer, 1789–1861
    • Russell Hodgkinson
      American actor, born 1959

    Notable Hodgkinsons come mostly from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Hodgkison
    • Hodgkisson
    • Hodkinson

    Surnames that sound like Hodgkinson

    Hodgkinson 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 Hodgkinson come from?
    From Hodgkin + -son from the given name Roger.
    How common is the surname Hodgkinson?
    1,242 people in the United States had the surname Hodgkinson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 248,587 Americans. It ranked 21,144th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hodgkinson?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Hodgkinson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Hodgkinson?
    Eaton Hodgkinson, British engineer, followed by Russell Hodgkinson.
    Where is the surname Hodgkinson most common?
    Wikidata records people named Hodgkinson in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United States.
    How do you pronounce Hodgkinson?
    Hodgkinson is /ˈhɒd͡ʒkɪnsən/, 3 syllables.
    What type of surname is Hodgkinson?
    Hodgkinson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Hodgkinson getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,172 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,242 in 2010, up 6.0%.
    What are other spellings of Hodgkinson?
    Hodgkison, Hodgkisson and Hodkinson.