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 1,061
Cotton Weaver 154
Coal Miner 120
Agricultural Labourer 103
General Labourer 76
Dress Maker 62
Domestic Servant 57
Living On Her Own Means 54
Living On Own Means 46
Labourer 43
Farmer 42
Joiner 39
House Keeper 30
General Servant Domestic 29
General Servant 28
Farm Labourer 27
Farm Servant 24
Grocer 23
General Domestic Servant 23
Clerk 22
Cotton Winder 21
Gardener 19
Cotton Spinner 17
Carter 17
Shoe Maker 17

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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