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
Cotton Weaver 148
Living On Own Means 82
General Labourer 69
Dress Maker 49
Coal Miner Hewer 45
General Servant Domestic 44
Scholar 41
Agricultural Labourer 38
Farmer 35
Domestic Servant 30
Tailoress 29
Cotton Spinner 24
Blacksmith 21
Cook Domestic 19
House Maid Domestic 19
Cotton Winder 19
Grocer Assistant 18
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 17
Bricklayer 16
Laundress 16
Dock Labourer 15
Laundress Wash 15
Housemaid Domestic 15
School 15
Coal Miner 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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