# Hutchinson (surname)

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

A surname transferred from the given name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 48,781 |
| US rank (2010) | 710 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 6,329 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.0% (47,809 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhʌt͡ʃɪnsən/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

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

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hutchinson 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) | 75% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hutchinson in the United States, Australia and Belgium.

## People named Hutchinson

- Josephine Hutchinson, American actress (1903-1998)
- Tim Hutchinson, American politician
- Margaret Hutchinson Rousseau, American chemical engineer (1910-2000)
- Andrew Hutchinson, American ice hockey player
- Cassidy Hutchinson, American political staffer (1996-)
- Sikivu Hutchinson, African-American feminist, author, and atheist activist
- Steve Hutchinson, American football player
- Aidan Hutchinson, American football player (born 2000)
- Craig Hutchinson, American film director
- Eric Hutchinson, American musician
- Ashley Hutchinson, Australian track cyclist
- Alain Hutchinson, Belgian politician

and 1 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

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