How common is the surname Hutchison?

24,820 people in the United States had the surname Hutchison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,439 Americans. It ranked 1,436th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hutchison?

Kay Bailey Hutchison, American politician (born 1943), followed by Doug Hutchison.

Where is the surname Hutchison most common?

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

How do you pronounce Hutchison?

Hutchison is /ˈhʌt͡ʃɪsən/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Hutchison getting more or less common?

More common. 23,391 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,820 in 2010, up 6.1%.

Is Hutchison also a first name?

Yes. Hutchison 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 Hutchison

A patronymic surname, carried by 24,820 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈhʌt͡ʃɪsən/ 3 syllables Soundex H322

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hutchison is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

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

Hutchison 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 24,820 people named Hutchison in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,439 Americans. That is up 6.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 23,391.

#1,436

rank among US surnames

24,820

people in 2010

8.4

per 100,000 Americans

+6.1%

change since 2000 (was #1,389)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,427	Daley	24,901	12,399
#1,428	Lowry	24,895	12,402
#1,430	Solano	24,881	12,409
#1,431	Duong	24,870	12,414
#1,432	Edmonds	24,857	12,421
#1,433	Gomes	24,827	12,436
#1,434	Buckner	24,822	12,438

Who is named Hutchison

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

91% of people named Hutchison identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hutchisons

12 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kay Bailey Hutchison
American politician (born 1943)
Doug Hutchison
American actor, born 1960
Gus Hutchison
American racing driver, born 1937
Charles Hutchison
Actor, film director, screenwriter (1879-1949)
Chandler Hutchison
American basketball player, born 1996
Melissa Hutchison
American voice actor, born 1975
Gennifer Hutchison
American screenwriter, born 1977
Ken Hutchison
British actor (1948–2021)
Drew Hutchison
American professional baseball player, born 1990
Phoenix Marie
American pornographic actress, born 1981
Willie Hutch
American singer, songwriter, record producer (1944–2005)
Cold 187um
American rapper, born 1967

Notable Hutchisons come mostly from the United States (11) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Hutchison

Hutcheson

Hutchison has the Soundex code H322, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H322.

Questions

Where does the surname Hutchison come from?: From a medieval diminutive of the given name Hugh + -son.
How common is the surname Hutchison?: 24,820 people in the United States had the surname Hutchison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,439 Americans. It ranked 1,436th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hutchison?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Hutchison identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hutchison?: Kay Bailey Hutchison, American politician (born 1943), followed by Doug Hutchison.
Where is the surname Hutchison most common?: Wikidata records people named Hutchison in the United States and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Hutchison?: Hutchison is /ˈhʌt͡ʃɪsən/, 3 syllables.
What type of surname is Hutchison?: Hutchison is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hutchison getting more or less common?: More common. 23,391 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,820 in 2010, up 6.1%.
Is Hutchison also a first name?: Yes. Hutchison 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.