Hodgkin Surname

194,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Hodgkin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Roger,' from nick. Hodge, and suffix -kin = Hodgkin (v. kin, Skeat). Genitive form Hodgkins; compare Williams, Wilkins, Jones, &c. With Hodgkiss (a corruption of Hodgkins), compare Hotchkiss, Popkiss, or Purkiss.

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Hodgkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8431:429,96337,116
England6601:84,4219,280
Australia4351:62,0597,489
Canada991:372,17833,288
Mexico431:2,886,65622,491
Scotland231:232,77511,829
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Wales71:442,07621,198
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3981:61,2457,142
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1501:334,79125,907

Hodgkin 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, and suffix -kin = Hodgkin (v. kin, Skeat). Genitive form Hodgkins; compare Williams, Wilkins, Jones, &c. With Hodgkiss (a corruption of Hodgkins), compare Hotchkiss, Popkiss, or Purkiss.

John Hogekyn. Rolls of Parliament.

Charles Hodgskines, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

John Hoddeskynson, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Pleadings, temp. Elizabeth I.

1562. John Hodgkin and Isanna Truxton: Marriage Lic. (London).

1601-2. Richard Abby and Elizabeth Hodgkins, widow: ibid.

1656-7. Married — William Parker and Elizabeth Hodgskins: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

From Hodge, which see, + English diminutive suffix -kin. Alexander Hogekin had sasine of the lands of Nether Broderstanes in the barony of Soltray in 1583 (Soltre, p. 151).

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

= Hodge (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -kin.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Hotchkiss.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

“Little Hodge” in Old English. See Hodge.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) The son of little Hodge, a pet form of Roger (fame, spear).

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

See Roger. I have before me a document of the XV. cent. in which the same landed proprietor is called indifferently Boger and Hodgkyn.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Hodgkin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hodgkin occurs most in The United States. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hodgkin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 194,820th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,380,123 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Hodgkin are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 843 people, or 1 in 429,963. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Nevada, where 20 percent reside, Maine, where 15 percent reside and California, where 13 percent reside. Besides The United States it occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in England, where 31 percent reside and Australia, where 20 percent reside.

Hodgkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hodgkin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hodgkin last name rose 562 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 166 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hodgkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hodgkin last name are 4.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.06% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hodgkin earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.71% less than the national average, earning $42,841 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.73% more than the national average, earning $51,536 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hodgking932/
Hodgkind931/
Hoedgkin931/
Hudgkin8619/
Hodgken860/
Hedgken710/
Hotckkin670/
Hadkikain631/
Hedcogan531/

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Hodgkin Reference & Research

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