How common is the surname Hutchinson?

48,781 people in the United States had the surname Hutchinson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,329 Americans. It ranked 710th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hutchinson?

Josephine Hutchinson, American actress (1903-1998), followed by Tim Hutchinson.

Where is the surname Hutchinson most common?

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

How do you pronounce Hutchinson?

Hutchinson is /ˈhʌt͡ʃɪnsən/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Hutchinson getting more or less common?

More common. 47,809 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 48,781 in 2010, up 2.0%.

Is Hutchinson also a first name?

Yes. Hutchinson is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Hutchinson

A patronymic surname, carried by 48,781 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈhʌt͡ʃɪnsən/ 3 syllables Soundex H325

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hutchinson is more common than 99.6% of them.

Origin

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

Hutchinson 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 48,781 people named Hutchinson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 6,329 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 47,809.

#710

rank among US surnames

48,781

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2%

change since 2000 (was #649)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#701	Brennan	49,238	6,270
#702	McDowell	49,217	6,273
#703	Marks	49,177	6,278
#704	Cantu	49,126	6,285
#705	Humphrey	49,056	6,294
#706	Baxter	49,033	6,297
#707	Sawyer	49,028	6,297

Who is named Hutchinson

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

75% of people named Hutchinson identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hutchinsons

13 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Josephine Hutchinson
American actress (1903-1998)
Tim Hutchinson
American politician, born 1949
Margaret Hutchinson Rousseau
American chemical engineer (1910-2000)
Andrew Hutchinson
American ice hockey player, born 1980
Cassidy Hutchinson
American political staffer (1996-)
Sikivu Hutchinson
African-American feminist, author, and atheist activist, born 1969
Steve Hutchinson
American football player, born 1977
Aidan Hutchinson
American football player (born 2000)
Craig Hutchinson
American film director, 1891–1976
Eric Hutchinson
American musician, born 1980
Ashley Hutchinson
Australian track cyclist, born 1979
Alain Hutchinson
Belgian politician, born 1949

Notable Hutchinsons come mostly from the United States (11), Australia (1) and Belgium (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hutchinson

Hutchinson 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 Hutchinson come from?: From a medieval diminutive of the given name Hugh + -son.
How common is the surname Hutchinson?: 48,781 people in the United States had the surname Hutchinson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,329 Americans. It ranked 710th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hutchinson?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Hutchinson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hutchinson?: Josephine Hutchinson, American actress (1903-1998), followed by Tim Hutchinson.
Where is the surname Hutchinson most common?: Wikidata records people named Hutchinson in the United States, Australia and Belgium.
How do you pronounce Hutchinson?: Hutchinson is /ˈhʌt͡ʃɪnsən/, 3 syllables.
What type of surname is Hutchinson?: Hutchinson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hutchinson getting more or less common?: More common. 47,809 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 48,781 in 2010, up 2.0%.
Is Hutchinson also a first name?: Yes. Hutchinson is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.