Hodsdon Surname
Approximately 1,462 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameHodsdon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 904 | 1:400,950 | 35,067 |
| England | 245 | 1:227,421 | 18,997 |
| Australia | 195 | 1:138,439 | 14,922 |
| South Africa | 58 | 1:934,098 | 59,404 |
| Canada | 44 | 1:837,400 | 65,151 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 100 | 1:243,754 | 17,902 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 343 | 1:146,410 | 13,670 |
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.
(English) belonging to Hoddesdon (Herts), the Domesday Hodes- done = Hod’s Hill [Old English dúm] In English names -den is frequently for earlier -don.
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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Hodsdon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hodsdon Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hodsdon is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Hodsdon click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hodsdon? popularity and diffusion
It is the 267,252nd most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,984,642 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Hodsdon are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname Hodsdon is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 904 people, or 1 in 400,950. In The United States Hodsdon is most prevalent in: Maine, where 19 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.
Hodsdon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hodsdon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing 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 Hodsdon are 4.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.05% registered to vote for 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hodsdone | 93 | 0 | / |
| Hosdon | 92 | 2 | / |
| Chosdon | 86 | 389 | / |
| Housdon | 86 | 59 | / |
| Hodsdom | 86 | 6 | / |
| Hudsdon | 86 | 5 | / |
| Hodsdun | 86 | 0 | / |
| Hedsdon | 86 | 0 | / |
| Hadsdon | 86 | 0 | / |
| Godsdon | 86 | 0 | / |
| Osdon | 83 | 74 | / |
| Chhosdon | 80 | 132 | / |
| Osdong | 77 | 29 | / |
| Gosdon | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ahsdon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hosdan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Josdon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hasdon | 77 | 0 | / |
| Khoshdoun | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gadsdon | 71 | 478 | / |
| Housdan | 71 | 99 | / |
| Chosdan | 71 | 30 | / |
| Chasdon | 71 | 5 | / |
| Judsdon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jadsdon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hashdon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ozdon | 67 | 39 | / |
| Haasdonk | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chhosdan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Asdon | 67 | 2 | / |
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