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    The surname Hutchins

    A patronymic surname, carried by 26,251 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈhʌt͡ʃɪnz/ 2 syllables Soundex H325

    Hutchins: #1,344 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Hutchins #1,344, 26,251 people Hutchins: #1,344 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Hutchins #1,344, 26,251 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hutchins is more common than 99.2% of them.

    Origin

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

    Hutchins 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 26,251 people named Hutchins in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,761 Americans. That is up 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 25,633.

    #1,344
    rank among US surnames
    26,251
    people in 2010
    8.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.4%
    change since 2000 (was #1,257)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #1,335Webber26,40511,693
    #1,337Boyce26,37611,706
    #1,338Dewitt26,34811,718
    #1,339Rosenberg26,30711,736
    #1,340Simms26,28711,745
    #1,341Woodruff26,28611,746
    #1,342Brandon26,28411,747

    Who is named Hutchins

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

    78% of people named Hutchins identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 78%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 17%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Hutchinss

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • 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)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Hutchins

    Hutchins 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 Hutchins come from?
    From a medieval diminutive of the given name Hugh + patronymic suffix -s.
    How common is the surname Hutchins?
    26,251 people in the United States had the surname Hutchins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,761 Americans. It ranked 1,344th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hutchins?
    In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Hutchins identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Hutchins?
    Mel Hutchins, American basketball player (1928–2018), followed by Robert Maynard Hutchins.
    Where is the surname Hutchins most common?
    Wikidata records people named Hutchins in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Hutchins?
    Hutchins is /ˈhʌt͡ʃɪnz/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Hutchins?
    Hutchins is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Hutchins getting more or less common?
    More common. 25,633 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 26,251 in 2010, up 2.4%.