Hudson Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Hudson Name Meaning: From the English name "Hudde", which was a per form of the name "Richard".

From the English name \"Hudde\", which was a per form of the name \"Richard\".

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hudson Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hudson family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 3,839
General Labourer 301
Coal Miner 300
Agricultural Labourer 287
Cotton Weaver 267
Living On Own Means 217
Domestic Servant 196
Farmer 178
Dress Maker 154
Living On Her Own Means 152
Labourer 139
General Servant Domestic 127
General Servant 110
Farm Servant 93
Farm Labourer 92
House Keeper 91
Joiner 90
Worsted Spinner 84
Laundress 80
Grocer 74
Blacksmith 72
Clerk 70
Tailoress 65
Shoe Maker 65
Worsted Weaver 63

Hudson Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hudson 100% 174,913
2 Hodson 83% 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 83% 163
9 Hoodson 71% 137
10 Hedison 71% 136

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The surname Hudson is the most popular version of all its varients

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