# Hutchison (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hutchison/  
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) | 24,820 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,436 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 12,439 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.1% (23,391 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhʌt͡ʃɪsən/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

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

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hutchison 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) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hutchison in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Hutchison

- Kay Bailey Hutchison, American politician (born 1943)
- Doug Hutchison, American actor
- Gus Hutchison, American racing driver
- Charles Hutchison, actor, film director, screenwriter (1879-1949)
- Chandler Hutchison, American basketball player
- Melissa Hutchison, American voice actor
- Gennifer Hutchison, American screenwriter
- Ken Hutchison, British actor (1948–2021)
- Drew Hutchison, American professional baseball player
- Phoenix Marie, American pornographic actress
- Willie Hutch, American singer, songwriter, record producer (1944–2005)
- Cold 187um, American rapper

## Similar surnames

Hutcheson, Hodges, Hitchcock, Hedges, Hotchkiss, Hathcock, Hodzic, Hedgecock, Heathcock, Haithcock, Hadzic.

## 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.