Hodson
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English
Etymology
From Hodge + -son, from the given name Roger.
Proper noun
Hodson (countable and uncountable, plural Hodsons)
- A surname transferred from the given name.
- A place name:
- A former settlement in Calaveras County, California, United States.
- A community of Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A hamlet in Chiseldon parish, Swindon borough, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1780).
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hodson is the 5522nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6296 individuals. Hodson is most common among White (91.99%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hodson”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 186.