Hodsdon Surname

267,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Hodsdon Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hoddesdon,' a market-town in the parish of Great Amwell, in Hertfordshire.

Hubert de Hodeston, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1589. Married — George Smythe and Joane Hodgdon: St.

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Hodsdon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9041:400,95035,067
England2451:227,42118,997
Australia1951:138,43914,922
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Canada441:837,40065,151
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1001:243,75417,902
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3431:146,41013,670

Hodsdon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hoddesdon,' a market-town in the parish of Great Amwell, in Hertfordshire.

Hubert de Hodeston, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1589. Married — George Smythe and Joane Hodgdon: St. Mary Aldermary.

1614. John Hodsdon: Register of the University of Oxford.

1616. Baptised — Sara, d. John Hodsdrn: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) belonging to Hoddesdon (Herts), the Domesday Hodes- done = Hod’s Hill [Old English dúm] In English names -den is frequently for earlier -don.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

- travishodgdon

Hodsdon Last Name Facts

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

Hodsdon occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hodsdon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hodsdon is the 267,252nd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 4,984,642 people. Hodsdon is predominantly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Hodsdon reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 904 people, or 1 in 400,950. In The United States it is most numerous in: Maine, where 19 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

Hodsdon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hodsdon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hodsdon last name increased 264 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 245 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hodsdon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hodsdon surname are 4.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.05% registered with the party.

The amount Hodsdon earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 6.12% more than the national average, earning R 252,180 per year; in United States they earn 9.5% more than the national average, earning $47,249 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.39% more than the national average, earning $56,830 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Hadsdon860/
Godsdon860/
Osdon8374/
Chhosdon80132/
Osdong7729/
Gosdon773/
Ahsdon771/
Hosdan771/
Josdon771/
Hasdon770/
Khoshdoun752/
Gadsdon71478/
Housdan7199/
Chosdan7130/
Chasdon715/
Judsdon711/
Jadsdon711/
Hashdon710/
Ozdon6739/
Haasdonk6711/
Chhosdan675/
Asdon672/

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