# Hutson (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hutson/  
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) | 15,835 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,304 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 19,498 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.6% (15,430 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhʌt.sən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Hudd + -son. Doublet of Hudson.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hutson 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) | 85% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hutson in the United States.

## People named Hutson

- Don Hutson, American football player and coach (1913–1997)
- Lane Hutson, American ice hockey player
- Candace Hutson, American actress
- Andre Hutson, American basketball player (born 1979)

## Similar surnames

Hudson, Hutchinson, Hutchins, Hudgins, Hodgson, Hutchings, Hutchens, 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.