# Hutchings (surname)

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

A 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) | 8,833 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,025 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 34,954 people |
| Change since 2000 | +8.0% (8,182 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From a medieval diminutive of the given name Hugh + patronymic suffix -s.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hutchings 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) | 87% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 8.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hutchings in the United Kingdom.

## People named Hutchings

- Tim Hutchings, British athlete

## Similar surnames

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