# Hudson (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hudson/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

An English surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 134,963 |
| US rank (2010) | 214 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 2,288 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.2% (130,793 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhʌd.sən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Hudd + -son. Doublet of Hutson.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hudson in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 67% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

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

## People named Hudson

- Kate Hudson, American actress and singer (born 1979)
- Jennifer Hudson, American singer, actress, model and spokesperson
- Rock Hudson, American actor (1925–1985)
- Ernie Hudson, American actor and former U.S. Marine
- Oliver Hudson, American actor
- Hugh Hudson, British director (1936–2023)
- William Hudson, British botanist and apothecary (1730–1793)
- William Henry Hudson, British-Argentinian ornithologist (1841-1922)
- Rochelle Hudson, American actress (1916–1972)
- Nell Hudson, British actress
- Martha Hudson, American athletics competitor (born 1939)
- Haley Hudson, American actress

and 27 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Hutson, Hodson, Hudgins, Hodgson, Hudgens, Hutchinson, Hutchins, Hutchings, Hutchens, Hodgkins, Hitchens, Hodgins.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.