How common is the surname Hutcheson?

8,321 people in the United States had the surname Hutcheson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,104 Americans. It ranked 4,266th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hutcheson?

Ernest Hutcheson, Australian musician (1871–1951).

Where is the surname Hutcheson most common?

Wikidata records people named Hutcheson in Australia.

Is the surname Hutcheson getting more or less common?

More common. 8,174 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,321 in 2010, up 1.8%.

The surname Hutcheson

A patronymic surname, carried by 8,321 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H322

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hutcheson is more common than 97.4% of them.

Origin

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

Hutcheson 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 8,321 people named Hutcheson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 37,104 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,174.

#4,266

rank among US surnames

8,321

people in 2010

2.8

per 100,000 Americans

+1.8%

change since 2000 (was #3,988)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,261	Wilhite	8,325	37,087
#4,263	Camara	8,324	37,091
#4,265	Hauck	8,322	37,100
#4,266	Hutcheson	8,321	37,104
#4,267	Faison	8,320	37,109
#4,269	Melchor	8,319	37,113

Who is named Hutcheson

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

92% of people named Hutcheson identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hutchesons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ernest Hutcheson
Australian musician (1871–1951)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Hutcheson

Hutchison

Hutcheson has the Soundex code H322, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H322.

Questions

Where does the surname Hutcheson come from?: From a medieval diminutive of the given name Hugh + -son.
How common is the surname Hutcheson?: 8,321 people in the United States had the surname Hutcheson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,104 Americans. It ranked 4,266th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hutcheson?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Hutcheson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hutcheson?: Ernest Hutcheson, Australian musician (1871–1951).
Where is the surname Hutcheson most common?: Wikidata records people named Hutcheson in Australia.
What type of surname is Hutcheson?: Hutcheson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hutcheson getting more or less common?: More common. 8,174 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,321 in 2010, up 1.8%.