Hutchings Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Hutchings Name Meaning: A patronymic from the medieval personal name 'Hutchin' a pet form of 'Hugh'. A short form of any of the various Germanic compounds,first element 'hug',meaning 'heart,mind,spirit'.

The old French personal name 'Hughe'(of which 'Huchin' is the diminutive)was introduced into Britain by the Normans. The first recorded is that of 'Gilbert Huchun',dated 1296.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hutchings Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hutchings family

Profession Census Frequency
School 800
Farm Labourer 93
Farmer 61
General Servant (domestic) 51
Dressmaker 50
General Labourer 46
Private Means 44
Domestic Servant 36
House Painter 33
Dress Maker 31
None 31
Carpenter 28
Clerk 28
At School 28
Labourer 27
Shop Assistant 24
General Servant Domestic 23
Assisting In The Business 21
Nil 20
Carman 19
Cook (domestic) 19
Labourer General 19
Butcher 18
Laundress 18
Old Age Pensioner 17

Hutchings Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hutchings 100% 37,805
2 Hitchings 89% 7,087
3 Hatchings 89% 585

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