Hodghton Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Hodghton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hodghton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:1,051,28451,324
Scotland61:892,30328,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Hodghton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hodghton is most common in England. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hodghton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,506,728th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hodghton reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 1,051,284. In England Hodghton is mostly concentrated in: Buckinghamshire, where 25 percent are found, West Sussex, where 25 percent are found and Cornwall, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account England it occurs in one country. It is also found in Scotland, where 10 percent are found.

Hodghton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hodghton has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Hodghton surname increased 241 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hodgton930/
Hudghton88158/
Hodegton880/
Hodgdon802,990/
Hadgton800/
Hodgtun800/
Hodgodon751/
Houtgton750/
Hodgdone750/
Hodgdn710/
Hodgden67367/
Hedgdon670/
Hodgdun670/
Hudgdon670/
Hadgdon670/
Hedakhatun561/
Houdekoutin533/
Houdeukotin533/
Hadgden530/
Houedekoutin5084/
Hadi Ghedini501/
Houedecoutin501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hodghton
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