Hodgson is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hodgson
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Family name is the variation of the Hodson. See Roger - A personal name, unknown here before the Conquest. Many persons called Roger, and Rogerus, occur as tenants in Domesday. From it are formed Rogers, Rodgers, Rogerson, etc., and from its name, Hodge, we get Hodges, Hodgson, Hodgkin, Hotckin, Hotchkins, Hotchkiss, Hodgkinson, Hoskins, Hodd, Hodson, Hudson. The Norman patronymical form is Fitz-Roger, and the Welsh, Ap-Roger, now Prodger

The son of Hodge or Roger. It is curious that Hodgeson becomes in the North of England Hodgin-in the South, Hodson.

The son of Hodge or Roger. This name in the North of England is pronounced Hodgin, while in the South it has taken not only the pronunciation, but the spelling, of Hodson or Hudson. The name of Hodgson is ancient at Newcastle upon-Tyne, being found in records of temp. Edward I., and the Hodgsons of Stella and Acton, county of Northumberland, trace a clear pedigree to 1424.

The form of the Hodgdon. One who came from Hoddesdon meaning "Hod's hill," in Hertfordshire.

Descendant of Hodge, a pet form of Roger meaning "fame, spear".

How popular is Hodgson?

Hodgson is common in England, United States, Australia, Canada, Nicaragua, New Zealand, South Africa, Scotland, Wales, Costa Rica, Northern Ireland, France, Thailand, Spain, Ireland, Chile, Germany.

Hodgson is ranked 7552 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Hodgson bearers increased by 2.67 per cent in 2010 US census to 10173 since 2000, the surname slipped by 197 spots and ranked at 3511. The last name was found in around 3 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 87.73 89.93
Hispanic or Latino 7.82 5.77
Black 2.05 1.85
Others 1.24 1.16
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.6 0.67
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.55 0.63
Hodgson is quite popular family name mostly used in England while Bermuda is ahead in terms of density. Around 75174 people have been found who wears Hodgson as their family name. Hodgson is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Hodgson:
187 England33,827
3,248 United States14,029
Countries with thousands of Hodgson:
436 Australia8,637
712 Canada7,480
324 Nicaragua3,122
272 New Zealand2,236
4,792 South Africa1,450
849 Scotland1,058
Countries with hundreds of Hodgson:
494 Wales682
575 Costa Rica365
1,269 Northern Ireland253
41,905 France244
54,096 Thailand225
18,634 Spain149
2,960 Ireland131
5,036 Chile121
55,640 Germany109
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,304 Panama85
173 Bermuda61
144 Cayman Islands59
294 Isle of Man52
38,060 Netherlands51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
31,156 Zimbabwe49
8,706 Portugal47
2,232 Honduras45
9,432 Dominican Republic39
142,916 Brazil37
3,941 Jamaica32
21,684 Switzerland31
539 Guernsey29
3,127 Hong Kong22
57,034 Malaysia22
3,715 Guyana21
981 Jersey20
35,486 Sweden20
420 Gibraltar19
1,289 Malta18
13,856 Singapore17
24,706 Denmark16
32,589 Norway15
1,045 Aruba14
197,164 Philippines13
73,425 Czechia12
28,977 Finland12
45,407 Japan12
78,166 Belgium11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
7,200 China10
11,564 Ghana10
70,786 Austria9
20,027 Ecuador9
22,056 Colombia7
786,157 India7
520,071 Indonesia7
55,922 Qatar6
34,188 Zambia6
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Hodgson Namesakes

  • Shadworth Hodgson, English philosopher
  • Brian Houghton Hodgson, pioneer naturalist and ethnologist working
  • Ralph Hodgson, English poet, very popular
  • Joseph Hodgson, British physician and a well-known Quaker
  • Marshall Hodgson, Islamic studies academic and a world historian at the University of Chicago
  • Andy Hodgson, is primarily known as an auctioneer/presenter on the British television shopping channel 'bid tv'
  • Patricia Hodgson, broadcasting executive and competition regulator
  • Isaac Hodgson, English first-class cricketer, active 1847–66
  • Philip Hodgson, English first-class cricketer
  • Leonard Hodgson, Anglican priest, philosopher, theologian
  • William Hope Hodgson, English author
  • Studholme Hodgson, British Army officer
  • Joel Hodgson, American writer, comedian and television actor
  • Stuart Milton Hodgson, OC was Commissioner of the Northwest Territories
  • Pete Hodgson, New Zealand politician
  • Chris Hodgson, former politician in Ontario, Canada
  • James Day Hodgson, American politician
  • Charlie Hodgson, English rugby union coach
  • Sharon Hodgson, British Labour Party politician
  • Jules Hodgson, English musician
  • Nick Hodgson, drummer, backing vocalist, and songwriter
  • Roy Hodgson, English football manager and former player
  • Roger Hodgson, English musician, singer and songwriter
  • Brian Hodgson, British television composer and sound technician
  • Wil Hodgson, English comedian
  • Neil Hodgson, former British motorcycle racer
  • Brett Hodgson, Assistant Coach at the Wests Tigers
  • Julian Hodgson, British International Grandmaster and former British Chess Champion
  • Geoffrey Hodgson, Research Professor of Business Studies
  • George Hodgson, Canadian competition swimmer of the early 20th century
  • Gordon Hodgson, English sportsman, born in South Africa
  • Arthur Hodgson, Australian pioneer and politician
  • Dan Hodgson, Canadian former professional ice hockey player
  • W. N. Hodgson, English poet of the First World War
  • Jane Elizabeth Hodgson, American obstetrician and gynecologist
  • Sharyn Hodgson, former Australian actress, best
  • Paul Hodgson, English former rugby union player and coach
  • Michael Hodgson, professional rugby league footballer for the Canterbury Bulldogs
  • Martin Hodgson, English rugby league footballer of the 1920s
  • Pat Hodgson, He played college football at the University of Georgia
  • Rick Hodgson, retired professional ice hockey defenceman
  • Aub Hodgson, Australian rugby union forward and represented the Wallabies 11 times
  • Rusty Hodgson, speedway rider in the United Kingdom
  • Billy Hodgson, Scottish former footballer
  • Richard Hodgson, English former professional footballer

Hodgson Namesakes

  • Shadworth Hodgson, English philosopher
  • Brian Houghton Hodgson, pioneer naturalist and ethnologist working
  • Ralph Hodgson, English poet, very popular
  • Joseph Hodgson, British physician and a well-known Quaker
  • Marshall Hodgson, Islamic studies academic and a world historian at the University of Chicago
  • Andy Hodgson, is primarily known as an auctioneer/presenter on the British television shopping channel 'bid tv'
  • Patricia Hodgson, broadcasting executive and competition regulator
  • Isaac Hodgson, English first-class cricketer, active 1847–66
  • Philip Hodgson, English first-class cricketer
  • Leonard Hodgson, Anglican priest, philosopher, theologian
  • William Hope Hodgson, English author
  • Studholme Hodgson, British Army officer
  • Joel Hodgson, American writer, comedian and television actor
  • Stuart Milton Hodgson, OC was Commissioner of the Northwest Territories
  • Pete Hodgson, New Zealand politician
  • Chris Hodgson, former politician in Ontario, Canada
  • James Day Hodgson, American politician
  • Charlie Hodgson, English rugby union coach
  • Sharon Hodgson, British Labour Party politician
  • Jules Hodgson, English musician
  • Nick Hodgson, drummer, backing vocalist, and songwriter
  • Roy Hodgson, English football manager and former player
  • Roger Hodgson, English musician, singer and songwriter
  • Brian Hodgson, British television composer and sound technician
  • Wil Hodgson, English comedian
  • Neil Hodgson, former British motorcycle racer
  • Brett Hodgson, Assistant Coach at the Wests Tigers
  • Julian Hodgson, British International Grandmaster and former British Chess Champion
  • Geoffrey Hodgson, Research Professor of Business Studies
  • George Hodgson, Canadian competition swimmer of the early 20th century
  • Gordon Hodgson, English sportsman, born in South Africa
  • Arthur Hodgson, Australian pioneer and politician
  • Dan Hodgson, Canadian former professional ice hockey player
  • W. N. Hodgson, English poet of the First World War
  • Jane Elizabeth Hodgson, American obstetrician and gynecologist
  • Sharyn Hodgson, former Australian actress, best
  • Paul Hodgson, English former rugby union player and coach
  • Michael Hodgson, professional rugby league footballer for the Canterbury Bulldogs
  • Martin Hodgson, English rugby league footballer of the 1920s
  • Pat Hodgson, He played college football at the University of Georgia
  • Rick Hodgson, retired professional ice hockey defenceman
  • Aub Hodgson, Australian rugby union forward and represented the Wallabies 11 times
  • Rusty Hodgson, speedway rider in the United Kingdom
  • Billy Hodgson, Scottish former footballer
  • Richard Hodgson, English former professional footballer

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