Hotchkiss Surname

51,399th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Hotchkiss Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Roger,' from nick. Hodge, diminutive Hodgekin, patronymic Hodgekins, corruptly Hotchkiss; compare Popkiss, Purkiss, &c. For instances of the more correct forms, v. Hodgkin.

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Hotchkiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,6831:47,1775,724
England1,1841:47,0595,916
Canada4391:83,9319,326
Scotland2681:19,9772,333
Australia2131:126,74013,853
Wales621:49,9124,670
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Isle of Man131:6,6021,513
France101:6,642,272293,169
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5801:42,0265,304
Scotland1011:37,0622,907
Wales311:50,5942,584
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8771:17,4552,222

Hotchkiss 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, diminutive Hodgekin, patronymic Hodgekins, corruptly Hotchkiss; compare Popkiss, Purkiss, &c. For instances of the more correct forms, v. Hodgkin.

1677. Baptised — Martha, d. Thomas Hotchkis: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1690. Buried — Hannah Hotchkis: St. Antholin's, Budge Row, London.

1790. Married — James Hotchkiss and Elizabeth Lovell: St. George, Hanover Square.

1809. — Lambert Hotchkin and Hannah Mill: ibid.

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

= Hodgkins, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Little Hodge” in Old English. See Hodge.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

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

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

A corruption of Hodgkins.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Hotchkiss is a characteristic Shropshire name, and one especially numerous in the district of Church Stretton. A headmaster of the Free School of Shrewsbury during the reign of Queen Anne bore this name: Moses Hotchkies was a corporal who was taken prisoner by the Parliament forces at the capture of Shrewsbury in 1645 (O.).

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

Hotchkiss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hotchkiss occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hotchkiss? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 51,399th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 730,728 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Hotchkiss reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 7,683 people, or 1 in 47,177. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 10 percent live, New York, where 8 percent live and Michigan, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Hotchkiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hotchkiss has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 267 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 204 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 265 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hotchkiss Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Hotchkiss last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hotchkiss surname are 13.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.63% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hotchkiss earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.23% less than the national average, earning R 113,508 per year; in United States they earn 7.59% more than the national average, earning $46,423 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.2% more than the national average, earning $49,782 CAD per year.

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Hotchkiss Reference & Research

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Hotchkiss FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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