Hodson Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Hodson Name Meaning: This name is a patronymic from the personal name 'Hodge'.

The name was a pet name for the medieval personal name Roger.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hodson Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hodson family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 151
Female Servant 131
Independent 99
Farmer 60
Labourer 57
Male Servant 47
Weaver 40
Shoe Maker 31
Silk Weaver 22
Cotton Weaver 21
Publican 19
Independant 18
Dress Maker 16
Coal Miner 15
Tailor 14
Carpenter 13
Blacksmith 12
Ag Lab 12
Cotton Spinner 11
Miner 11
Servant 9
Clerk 9
Engineer 9
Gardener 9
Ribbon Weaver 9

Hodson Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hudson 83% 174,913
2 Hodson 100% 46,778
3 Hadson 83% 2,873
4 Hidson 83% 1,488
5 Hedson 83% 532
6 Headson 71% 370
7 Heedson 71% 186
8 Hudsen 67% 163
9 Hoodson 86% 137
10 Hedison 71% 136

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The surname Hodson is the 2nd most popular variant of Hudson.

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