How common is the surname Hutchens?

7,954 people in the United States had the surname Hutchens in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,816 Americans. It ranked 4,463rd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Hutchens getting more or less common?

More common. 7,901 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,954 in 2010, up 0.7%.

What are other spellings of Hutchens?

Hudgens, Hudgeons, Hudgins and Hudkins.

Is Hutchens also a first name?

Yes. Hutchens 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 Hutchens

A patronymic surname, carried by 7,954 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). Hutchens is more common than 97.2% of them.

Origin

Patronymic from a pet form of the personal name Hugh.

Hutchens 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 7,954 people named Hutchens in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 38,816 Americans. That is up 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,901.

#4,463

rank among US surnames

7,954

people in 2010

2.7

per 100,000 Americans

+0.7%

change since 2000 (was #4,150)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,454	Nall	7,966	38,758
#4,455	Clanton	7,965	38,763
#4,456	Geyer	7,962	38,777
#4,457	Bounds	7,960	38,787
#4,458	Lundberg	7,958	38,797
#4,460	Bostick	7,957	38,802
#4,461	Jenson	7,956	38,807

Who is named Hutchens

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

93% of people named Hutchens identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Hudgens
Hudgeons
Hudgins
Hudkins

Surnames that sound like Hutchens

Hutchens 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 Hutchens come from?: Patronymic from a pet form of the personal name Hugh.
How common is the surname Hutchens?: 7,954 people in the United States had the surname Hutchens in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,816 Americans. It ranked 4,463rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hutchens?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Hutchens identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
What type of surname is Hutchens?: Hutchens is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hutchens getting more or less common?: More common. 7,901 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,954 in 2010, up 0.7%.
What are other spellings of Hutchens?: Hudgens, Hudgeons, Hudgins and Hudkins.
Is Hutchens also a first name?: Yes. Hutchens 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.