Hutchinson Surname

4,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132,172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Hutchinson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hugh,' from the diminutive Huchon or Huchin (later Hutchin); compare Marion for Mary, or Robin for Robert. Chiefly North English; v. Houchen and Howchin. 'Huchone, Hugo, nomen proprium viri': Herrtage's Catholicism Anglicum The 'g' in Hutchings is excrescent; compare Jennings.

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Hutchinson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States63,2201:5,733666
England30,7731:1,811212
Australia12,2951:2,196287
Canada8,0631:4,570644
Jamaica4,8201:595106
Northern Ireland2,5571:722119
New Zealand1,8291:2,476347
South Africa1,6581:32,6774,177
Ireland1,0971:4,293727
Scotland1,0811:4,953834
Wales7011:4,414481
Trinidad and Tobago4681:2,914501
France3811:174,33827,146
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Bahamas2751:1,425250
Barbados2491:1,154268
Spain2041:229,17715,107
Panama1561:25,0791,556
Thailand1531:461,68980,914
Liberia1291:34,1753,193
Dominican Republic1161:89,9394,002
Singapore1111:49,6191,908
Germany1051:766,71957,066
Mexico931:1,334,69015,285
Saint Lucia841:2,128357
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines781:1,444309
Costa Rica721:66,3901,344
Brazil581:3,690,937102,732
Turks and Caicos Islands551:62498
Grenada531:2,048345
Guernsey511:1,264261
Belize491:7,2551,099
Netherlands491:344,63638,971
Isle of Man461:1,866352
Saint Kitts and Nevis401:1,380256
Switzerland401:205,32317,881
Malaysia381:776,16436,096
Sweden381:259,12517,909
Philippines341:2,977,595140,497
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Venezuela241:1,258,50317,711
Chile231:765,93416,989
Puerto Rico231:154,3541,960
Norway211:244,87126,357
Hong Kong181:407,5273,230
United States Virgin Islands181:6,132931
China161:85,457,5984,750
Peru161:1,986,50825,077
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Jersey151:6,6131,336
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
India101:76,706,538639,611
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Sri Lanka71:2,972,65112,093
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Angola31:8,996,40511,732
Cook Islands31:6,0601,122
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Ghana31:9,006,89723,626
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Monaco31:12,3552,088
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Anguilla21:6,718471
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Sudan21:18,755,09814,167
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Fiji11:894,3914,568
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Montserrat11:4,947471
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,8831:2,353439
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England16,4471:1,482181
Scotland4401:8,5071,149
Wales1131:13,880827
Guernsey261:1,256219
Isle of Man151:3,618395
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,2761:3,783464

Hutchinson (202) may also be a first name.

Hutchinson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hugh,' from the diminutive Huchon or Huchin (later Hutchin); compare Marion for Mary, or Robin for Robert. Chiefly North English; v. Houchen and Howchin. 'Huchone, Hugo, nomen proprium viri': Herrtage's Catholicism Anglicum The 'g' in Hutchings is excrescent; compare Jennings. Hutcheson and Hutchison are modifications of Hutchinson; compare Pattison for Pattinson, or Purkiss for Perkins.

John Huchoun, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Isabella Huchon, doghter, 1379: Yorkshire.

Willelmus Huchon: ibid.

Isota Huchonson, 1379: ibid.

Willelmus Hugchonson, 1379: ibid.

Agnes filia Hugonis, 1379: ibid.

The last two are placed together, no doubt brother and sister.

Mathew Huchonson, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

Johannes Huchesson, Yorkshire W. to.

Hutchin Graham, of Peretree, 1580: Nicolson and Bum, History Westm. and Cumb.

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

Hutchin’s (Son) , Hutchin’s Son v.Hutchin.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Hutchings.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English, Scottish) The son of little Hutch, a pet form of Hugh (spirit).

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

See Hutchison. In England and Ireland this is the more frequent orthography. In the N. of England the name appears (but erroneously) to be regarded as a corruption of Richardson. Folks of Shields, p. 37.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The son of Hitchins or Hutchins.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

In the 17th century the Hutchinsons held property around the city of Durham; at that time they were the most numerous and respectable of the yeomanry of the village of Bishop Middleham, but in the 18th century many of them migrated to Stockton and Whitton in the same county (S.).

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

Hutchinson Last Name Facts

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

Hutchinson is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hutchinson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,258th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 55,137 people. Hutchinson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Hutchinson reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 637,340th most frequently occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 202 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 63,220 people, or 1 in 5,733. In The United States Hutchinson is most common in: California, where 8 percent are found, Florida, where 7 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 113 countries. It is also found in England, where 23 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Hutchinson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hutchinson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 476 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 42 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 246 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 620 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hutchinson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Hutchinson surname is primarily Anglican (34%) in Ireland and Evangelical (67%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Hutchinson surname are 8.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.49% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hutchinson earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 2.96% more than the national average, earning 356,330 kr per year; in Peru they earn 22.57% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,760 per year; in South Africa they earn 15.32% more than the national average, earning R 274,044 per year; in United States they earn 1.15% less than the national average, earning $42,653 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.86% more than the national average, earning $50,606 CAD per year.

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