# Hutchins (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hutchins/  
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) | 26,251 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,344 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 11,761 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.4% (25,633 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhʌt͡ʃɪnz/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

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

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hutchins 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) | 78% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hutchins in the United States.

## People named Hutchins

- Mel Hutchins, American basketball player (1928–2018)
- Robert Maynard Hutchins, American philosopher and university president (1899–1977)
- Bobby Hutchins, American actor (1925–1945)
- Will Hutchins, American actor (1930–2025)
- Sophia Hutchins, American socialite (1996–2025)

## Similar surnames

Hutchens, Hitchens, Houchins, Houchens, Hutchinson, Hudgins, Hutchings, Hudson, Hutson, Hodgson, Hodson, Hudgens.

## 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.