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    The surname Hudson

    A patronymic surname, carried by 134,963 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈhʌd.sən/ 2 syllables Soundex H325 Also a first name

    Hudson: #214 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Hudson #214, 134,963 people Hudson: #214 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott Hudson #214, 134,963 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hudson is more common than 99.9% of them.

    Origin

    From Hudd + -son. Doublet of Hutson.

    Hudson 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 134,963 people named Hudson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,288 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 130,793.

    #214
    rank among US surnames
    134,963
    people in 2010
    46
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.2%
    change since 2000 (was #202)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #205Peters137,5132,245
    #206Santos137,2322,250
    #207Hart137,1842,251
    #208Bradley136,7202,258
    #209Knight136,7132,258
    #210Elliott135,7652,274
    #211Cunningham135,7182,275

    Who is named Hudson

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

    67% of people named Hudson identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Hudsons

    39 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Kate Hudson
      American actress and singer (born 1979)
    • Jennifer Hudson
      American singer, actress, model and spokesperson, born 1981
    • Rock Hudson
      American actor (1925–1985)
    • Ernie Hudson
      American actor and former U.S. Marine, born 1945
    • Oliver Hudson
      American actor, born 1976
    • 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, born 1990
    • Martha Hudson
      American athletics competitor (born 1939)
    • Haley Hudson
      American actress, born 1986

    Notable Hudsons come mostly from the United States (29), the United Kingdom (4) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (2).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Hudson

    Hudson 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 Hudson come from?
    From Hudd + -son. Doublet of Hutson.
    How common is the surname Hudson?
    134,963 people in the United States had the surname Hudson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,288 Americans. It ranked 214th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hudson?
    In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Hudson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Hudson?
    Kate Hudson, American actress and singer (born 1979), followed by Jennifer Hudson.
    Where is the surname Hudson most common?
    Wikidata records people named Hudson in the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and 3 other countries.
    How do you pronounce Hudson?
    Hudson is /ˈhʌd.sən/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Hudson?
    Hudson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Hudson getting more or less common?
    More common. 130,793 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 134,963 in 2010, up 3.2%.
    Is Hudson also a first name?
    Yes. Hudson 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.