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 536
Agricultural Labourer 103
House Servant 81
Labourer 67
Coal Miner 45
Dress Maker 38
Farm Labourer 35
At Home 35
Annuitant 33
Servant 29
House Keeper 27
Shoe Maker 26
Power Loom Weaver 22
Weaver 20
Gardener 18
Ag Lab 18
Cotton Weaver 18
Hand Loom Weaver Cotton 17
General Servant 16
Carpenter 15
Cook 15
Silk Weaver 15
Ag Labourer 15
Farmer 12
Farm Servant 12

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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