Hodgdon Surname

147,969th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,990 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Hodgdon Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Hoddesdon (Hod’s hill), in Hertfordshire.

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Hodgdon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9611:122,41113,050
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
England41:13,929,515290,718
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1741:42,7764,984

Hodgdon (10) may also be a first name.

Hodgdon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Hoddesdon (Hod’s hill), in Hertfordshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Dates back to 1604 with the arrival in the US of Nicholas Hodsdon, who also spelt his name Hodgdon (or his name was spelt by another as Hodgdon), possibly reflecting pronunciation at the time. Origin is questionable due to extreme age of the name and its roots (Hodsdon/Hodgdon) in Anglo-Saxon Northumbria and possible sound changes in the development of the English language from the time of the Danelaw and subsequent Norman Conquest to the present time. Possible origin is from Saxon Hrodgarsson, meaning 'son of fame-spear', corrupted to Hrothgarsson (son of truth spear), eventually becoming Hodgesson or Hodgedon (Hodge's Hill, Hodge being an alternate form of a dimunutive of Roger, the name that Hrodgar developed into). Again, due to age, most of this is speculation based on patterns of regular sound change in the English language.

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Hodgdon Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hodgdon Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Hodgdon occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hodgdon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 147,969th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,437,306 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Hodgdon live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. Hodgdon is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent forename at a global level, borne by 10 people.

The surname Hodgdon is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,961 people, or 1 in 122,411. In The United States Hodgdon is most frequent in: Maine, where 17 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 12 percent are found and New Hampshire, where 12 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent are found and Egypt, where 0 percent are found.

Hodgdon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hodgdon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hodgdon surname grew 252 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hodgdon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hodgdon surname are 4.04% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.27% being registered with the party.

Hodgdon earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.17% more than the national average, earning $46,674 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hodgdone930/
Odgdon921/
Hodgdom862/
Godgdon861/
Hadgdon860/
Hudgdon860/
Hodgdun860/
Hedgdon860/
Hodgdam710/
Edgdan621/

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