How common is the surname Hodgson?

10,173 people in the United States had the surname Hodgson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,350 Americans. It ranked 3,511th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hodgson?

In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Hodgson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hodgson?

Brian Houghton Hodgson, British diplomat and naturalist (1800/1801–1894), followed by Julian Hodgson.

Where is the surname Hodgson most common?

Wikidata records people named Hodgson in the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United States.

How do you pronounce Hodgson?

Hodgson is /ˈhɑd͡ʒ.sən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Hodgson getting more or less common?

More common. 9,908 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,173 in 2010, up 2.7%.

Is Hodgson also a first name?

Yes. Hodgson 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 Hodgson

A patronymic surname, carried by 10,173 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈhɑd͡ʒ.sən/ 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). Hodgson is more common than 97.8% of them.

Origin

From Hodge + -son.

Hodgson 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 10,173 people named Hodgson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 30,350 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,908.

#3,511

rank among US surnames

10,173

people in 2010

3.5

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #3,314)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,502	Dorn	10,206	30,251
#3,503	Tavarez	10,201	30,266
#3,504	Sowers	10,198	30,275
#3,505	Andrus	10,197	30,278
#3,506	Glick	10,196	30,281
#3,507	Everhart	10,186	30,311
#3,508	Ahrens	10,182	30,323

Who is named Hodgson

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

88% of people named Hodgson identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hodgsons

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Brian Houghton Hodgson
British diplomat and naturalist (1800/1801–1894)
Julian Hodgson
British chess player, born 1963
Marshall Hodgson
American historian (1922–1968)
Geoffrey Hodgson
British economist, born 1946
Joel Hodgson
American writer, comedian and television actor, born 1960
Thomas Vere Hodgson
British biologist (1864–1926)
Nick Hodgson
British drummer, born 1977

Notable Hodgsons come mostly from the United Kingdom (3), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (2) and the United States (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hodgson

Hodgson 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 Hodgson come from?: From Hodge + -son.
How common is the surname Hodgson?: 10,173 people in the United States had the surname Hodgson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,350 Americans. It ranked 3,511th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hodgson?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Hodgson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hodgson?: Brian Houghton Hodgson, British diplomat and naturalist (1800/1801–1894), followed by Julian Hodgson.
Where is the surname Hodgson most common?: Wikidata records people named Hodgson in the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United States.
How do you pronounce Hodgson?: Hodgson is /ˈhɑd͡ʒ.sən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Hodgson?: Hodgson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hodgson getting more or less common?: More common. 9,908 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,173 in 2010, up 2.7%.
Is Hodgson also a first name?: Yes. Hodgson 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.