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
Scholar 928
Agricultural Labourer 130
Cotton Weaver 100
Labourer 73
Domestic Servant 53
Coal Miner 51
Dress Maker 38
House Keeper 36
Annuitant 30
General Servant 30
Farm Labourer 24
Joiner 24
Laundress 23
Shoe Maker 19
Carpenter 19
Farm Servant 18
Weaver 17
Servant 17
Silk Weaver 17
General Servant Domestic 16
Blacksmith 15
Gardener 15
Farmers Son 15
Brick Layer 14
Silk Winder 14

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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