Hodge Surname

5,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102,007 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Anguilla

Hodge Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Roger,' from nick. Hodge. The 'd' is intrusive, as in Rodgers. I only discover one early instance with the 'd' in it.

Alice Hogges, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Hodge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States66,2081:5,475634
England9,6061:5,800827
Australia8,6121:3,135438
Canada3,1191:11,8131,762
India2,1461:357,44019,435
Scotland1,7541:3,052551
Saint Martin1,7181:203
New Zealand1,3201:3,431523
British Virgin Islands8621:373
United States Virgin Islands7391:1497
Anguilla7161:193
Wales6711:4,612505
Liberia6461:6,824808
Dominican Republic5851:17,8341,221
South Africa4791:113,10613,587
Saint Kitts and Nevis3721:14829
Guyana3431:2,222402
Trinidad and Tobago2631:5,186835
Netherlands1821:92,78715,250
Antigua and Barbuda1791:55493
France1741:381,74056,584
Northern Ireland1691:10,9171,687
Thailand1551:455,73179,917
Ireland971:48,5463,552
Brazil771:2,780,18682,572
Aruba741:1,398191
Spain711:658,47929,555
Chile581:303,7328,727
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
United Arab Emirates401:229,05715,464
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Jersey371:2,681461
Panama371:105,7373,952
Isle of Man341:2,524513
Dominica321:2,372341
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Solomon Islands191:30,5286,049
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Jamaica141:204,9965,998
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Bermuda121:5,440820
China121:113,943,4645,994
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Norway121:428,52437,411
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Oman61:614,6626,082
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Curaçao41:39,312638
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Saint Barthelemy41:2,40444
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
Barbados31:95,8161,797
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Egypt31:30,645,251132,600
Ghana31:9,006,89723,626
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malta11:430,2723,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1751:25,3142,729
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,7421:4,245632
Scotland1,5851:2,362421
Wales2201:7,129457
Jersey201:2,594424
Guernsey81:4,082713
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,4731:4,377542

Hodge (398) may also be a first name.

Hodge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Roger,' from nick. Hodge. The 'd' is intrusive, as in Rodgers. I only discover one early instance with the 'd' in it.

Alice Hogges, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Johannes Hodgeson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Thomas Hogge, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Hojegeson, 1379: ibid.

William Hoggeson, Close Rolls, 4 Henry IV.

John Hoggeson, Norfolk Valor Ecclesiasticus.

Richard Hodggessone. Rolls of Parliament.

Ebbota Hoggese, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ricardus Hoge, servant, 1379: ibid.

Johanna Roger, servant, 1379: ibid.

The last two are entered together. In replying to the registrar's question, the woman had respectfully said she was the servant of Roger, the man more familiarly that he was the servant of Hodge.

Hogge de Hedle, Patent Rolls, 14 Henry VII.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A diminutive of Rodger, which see. Laurence Hoige, witness in Glasgow, 1550 (Protocols, I). Mariota Hodge is recorded in Edinburgh in 1625 (Retours, Edinburgh, 545), and Thomas Hodge was merchant burgess there in 1629 (Retours, Peebles, 79). Robert Hodge, born in Scotland, emigrated to America in 1770 and established the firm of Hodge and Shober, printers. In England "Hodge was so common a rural name that it became a generic term for a rustic" (Harrison).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

'son of Hodge,' which see. Thomas Hodgis was burgess of Glasgow in 1487 (LCD., p. 202). Hodgs 1573.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

'son of Hodge,' which see. Most probably of recent introduction from the south.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A by-form of Rodger, Roger, q.v., prob. influenced by the Anglo-Saxon Hocg.

Like Hob(b, Hodge was so common a rural name that it became a generic term for a rustic.

Robert Hogge.—Lanc. Assize-Rolls, A.D. 1284.

Thomas Hogge.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

‘If ever, sithe [since] I highte Hogge of Ware ....’ ‘Now telle on, gentil Roger by thy name.’—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A 4336, 4353.

‘Hoge, Roger-us, nomen proprium.’— Catholicon Angl. (A.D. 1483).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Nickname for Roger.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Welsh, English) Descendant of Hodge, a pet form of Roger (fame, spear).

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

The son of Hodge or Boger. 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 Newcastleupon-Tyne, being found in records of temp. Edward I., and the Hodgsons of Stella and Acton, co. Northumberland, trace a clear pedigree to 1424.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The same as Roger, which signifies quiet or strong counsel.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Hodge, a nick—name of Roger, the "s" being added for son.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Hodge was for a long time a Bodmin name; there were mayors of the name at the end of the 17th century (M.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

The Hodgsons are at present most numerous in this county and in the adjacent parts of Yorkshire. As far back as the 15th century they were more numerous in Northumberland than they are at present.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Hodge Last Name Facts

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

Hodge (Marathi: होडगे) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hodge? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,550th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 71,442 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Hodge reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 432,848th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, borne by 398 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 66,208 people, or 1 in 5,475. In The United States Hodge is primarily found in: Texas, where 10 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Tennessee, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 109 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Hodge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hodge has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 577 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 111 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 305 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 45 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hodge Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Presbyterian (45%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hodge surname are 11.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.99% registered with the political party.

The amount Hodge earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 56.4% more than the national average, earning 541,264 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 186.09% more than the national average, earning R 679,848 per year; in United States they earn 7.49% less than the national average, earning $39,915 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.27% more than the national average, earning $49,818 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hodges91120,309/
Khodge9177/
Hodger9175/
Jhodge9124/
Hoidge9117/
Hoodge918/
Hoddge914/
Hodget912/
Hodged912/
Hodgge912/
Hodgie912/
Chodge911/
Hodgea911/
Hodgee911/
Hodgey911/
Hjodge911/
Houdge911/
Hoedge910/
Hoge898,511/
Odge8912/
Hodgett83815/
Hodgess83133/
Hodgest8335/
Hodgges838/
Hodgets837/
Hoddges836/
Hodgesh834/
Houdges833/
Hodghes832/
Chohdge831/
Hoodges831/
Hodgeds831/
Hodgees831/
Hosdges831/
Hodgeii831/
D'Hodge831/
Hodge's830/
Hedge807,379/
Choge805,738/
Godge805,009/
Hogge803,639/
Hadge803,273/
Hooge802,128/
Hogea802,070/
Hoger801,627/
Houge801,173/
Hudge801,155/
Hojge80558/
Hodgi80493/
Hogie80437/
Odger80306/
Jodge8087/
Hodje8076/
Hodie8074/
Hoges8059/
Khoge8019/
Odges8017/
Hoige8014/
Odgie8010/
Hotge808/
Hogey805/
Hogee805/
Hodye804/
Hodée804/
Hodhe803/
Hohge802/
Odghe802/
Hädge802/
Hoyge802/
Hodce801/
Hodgy801/
Hosge801/
Odgea801/
Hoget800/
Hodga800/
Uhdge800/
Hodgetts775,916/
Hodghead7712/
Hoodinge770/
Hodgedds770/
Oge7512,469/
Khadge732,026/
Goudge731,016/
Goodge73793/
Houget73552/
Khuoge73450/
Hadgie73447/
Hoodie73413/
Hadges73299/
Houger73244/
Hodier73149/
Haedge73144/
Hoodye73133/
Chodhe73112/
Hudges7395/
Odenge7380/
Hougee7355/
Khouge7333/
Chodie7332/
Odinge7330/
Hudger7326/
Hougey7324/
Houdie7322/
Hodiep7319/
Gahdge7316/
Hodgis7316/
Hooger7316/
Hougie7315/
Hodies7313/
Hooges7313/
Choige7310/
Hoddie739/
Hodzie739/
Hotger739/
Houdje739/
Chogea739/
Chadge738/
Chogge738/
Houges737/
Hoggie737/
Hogett735/
Hosgez735/
Khogeh735/
Houdée734/
Chogey734/
Hodhes734/
Hodjes734/
Hoşger734/
Hadger733/
Khooge733/
Hoiges733/
Hodjeu733/
Hoiger732/
Hodyes732/
Goddge732/
Hadhge732/
Chhoge732/
Odgiea732/
Odgehe732/
Hadget731/
Khudge731/
Jhodhe731/
Hudnge731/
Hotgee731/
Hotges731/
Hodžej731/
Hogess731/
Hoggee731/
Godgee731/
Gohdge731/
Chouge731/
Hoyges731/
Jhodgi731/
Hostge731/
Houdga731/
Hoogie731/
Hodgit731/
Hedgeh731/
Khodie731/
Oodger731/
Hodhed731/
Odhgie731/
Hadgey731/
Hodyer731/
Hodjer731/
Heddge730/
Hodcey730/
Odgess730/
Haudge730/
Odgets730/
Choger730/
Hoidgetts711/
Hodggetts710/
Hage6738,731/
Edge6733,088/
Oger6711,664/
Odie676,596/
Hose675,895/
Joge675,446/
Odje674,458/
Ogie673,298/
D'Hooge671,244/
Odhe671,076/
Oget67963/
Ogez67868/
Ogea67813/
Adge67639/
Hoze67513/
Hogi67305/
Ogee67244/
Hodgyai67210/
Oges67204/
Udge67194/
Houdier67193/
Odye67173/
Ogey67151/
Hoodjer67101/
Hadgett6787/
Hoce6779/
Ohge6775/
Ogge6771/
Oged6770/
Houdjeu6763/
Hudgies6756/
Oige6754/
Ooge6745/
Osge6743/
Ozge6739/
Ogep6735/
Otge6734/
Hoje6725/
Goodgie6724/
Choudhe6722/
Ouge6721/
Houdyer6716/
Odce6715/
Choigey6714/
Khodzhe6713/
Hudenge6710/
Oyge678/
Gahadge675/
Odga675/
Hodgiss674/
Hodgits674/
Chudger673/
Hogetts673/
Hože673/
Hottges673/
Odoigie672/
Heudges672/
Choudie672/
Chodhei671/
Khodeej671/
Khodjeh671/
Khoudje671/
Chougie671/
Chodkhe671/
Chhogey671/
Chhoige671/
Hudgett671/
Hoodier671/
Hochges671/
Hogeije671/
Hogestt671/
Goddgie671/
Ahadgie671/
Houdjej671/
Houdieh671/
Hoidies671/
Khodgoi671/
Oudguep671/
Odgi671/
Chodier671/
Choudje671/
Chouger671/
Khodyee671/
Hodhesh671/
Odeng'e671/
Odingie671/
Ojge671/
Godgeay670/
Hougett670/
Hoygett670/
Houtger670/
Hodgais670/
Goodgee670/

Hodge Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hodge in the Marathi language
होडगेhodage99.13
होड्बेhodbe0.06

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