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
School 787
Cotton Weaver 77
Farm Labourer 65
Coal Miner Hewer 60
Private Means 52
Dressmaker 43
None 41
General Labourer 39
Labourer 38
Weaver 36
General Servant (domestic) 35
Farmer 33
Housekeeper 31
At Home 29
At School 26
Clerk 25
Domestic Servant 25
Assisting In The Business 23
Dress Maker 22
Waggoner On Farm 21
General Servant Domestic 20
School Boy 20
Shop Assistant 18
Charwoman 18
Carter 18

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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