How common is the surname Hutcherson?

6,795 people in the United States had the surname Hutcherson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,437 Americans. It ranked 5,150th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hutcherson?

Josh Hutcherson, American actor, followed by Bobby Hutcherson.

Where is the surname Hutcherson most common?

Wikidata records people named Hutcherson in the United States.

Is the surname Hutcherson getting more or less common?

More common. 6,336 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,795 in 2010, up 7.2%.

The surname Hutcherson

A patronymic surname, carried by 6,795 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H326

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hutcherson is more common than 96.8% of them.

Origin

From a medieval diminutive of the given name Hugh + -son.

Hutcherson 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 6,795 people named Hutcherson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 45,437 Americans. That is up 7.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,336.

#5,150

rank among US surnames

6,795

people in 2010

2.3

per 100,000 Americans

+7.2%

change since 2000 (was #5,083)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,141	Ard	6,807	45,357
#5,142	Rutkowski	6,805	45,370
#5,144	Damato	6,804	45,377
#5,145	Turney	6,803	45,384
#5,146	Tindall	6,802	45,390
#5,147	Pinckney	6,800	45,404
#5,148	Grisham	6,798	45,417

Who is named Hutcherson

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

59% of people named Hutcherson identified as white (not Hispanic), 36% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 59%
Black (not Hispanic) 36%
Two or more races 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hutchersons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Josh Hutcherson
American actor, born 1992
Bobby Hutcherson
American jazz vibraphone and marimba player (1941–2016)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Hutcherson

Hatcher

Hutcherson has the Soundex code H326, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H326.

Questions

Where does the surname Hutcherson come from?: From a medieval diminutive of the given name Hugh + -son.
How common is the surname Hutcherson?: 6,795 people in the United States had the surname Hutcherson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,437 Americans. It ranked 5,150th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hutcherson?: In the 2010 Census, 59% of people named Hutcherson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 36% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hutcherson?: Josh Hutcherson, American actor, followed by Bobby Hutcherson.
Where is the surname Hutcherson most common?: Wikidata records people named Hutcherson in the United States.
What type of surname is Hutcherson?: Hutcherson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hutcherson getting more or less common?: More common. 6,336 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,795 in 2010, up 7.2%.