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'''Hodgson''' is a surname. In [[United Kingdom|Britain]], the '''Hodgson''' surname was the 173rd most common (766 per million) in 1881 and the 206th most common (650 per million) in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishsurnames.co.uk |title=The British Surnames Website &#124; British Surnames, Surname Distribution and Surname Profiles |publisher=Britishsurnames.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref> In the [[United States|United States of America]], '''Hodgson''' was the 3753rd most popular surname (30 per million) in the 1990 census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.genealogytoday.com/surname/finder.mv?Surname=Hodgson |title=Hodgson Genealogy and Family Tree Resources - Surname Finder |publisher=Genealogytoday.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref>
'''Hodgson''' is a surname. In [[United Kingdom|Britain]], the '''Hodgson''' surname was the 173rd most common (766 per million) in 1881 and the 206th most common (650 per million) in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishsurnames.co.uk |title=The British Surnames Website &#124; British Surnames, Surname Distribution and Surname Profiles |publisher=Britishsurnames.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref> In the [[United States|United States of America]], '''Hodgson''' was the 3753rd most popular surname (30 per million) in the 1990 census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.genealogytoday.com/surname/finder.mv?Surname=Hodgson |title=Hodgson Genealogy and Family Tree Resources – Surname Finder |publisher=Genealogytoday.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref>


==Origin and meaning==
==Origin and meaning==
Hodgson is a [[patronymic surname]], thought by some to mean "son of Hodge", with Hodge being a Middle English personal name usually representing a pet-form of the name Roger.<ref>Reaney, p. 166</ref><ref>Hanks, p. 1304</ref> However, Geoffrey Hodgson shows that both distribution of the name and DNA suggest a Norse-Irish origin, making “son of Oddgeir” a more likely derivation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hodgson Ancestry |url=https://www.geoffreymhodgson.uk/hodgson-ancestry |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=www.geoffreymhodgson.uk}}</ref>
The surname authority P. H. Reaney (1958, p.&nbsp;166) states that Hodgson is derived from "son of Hodge" and that Hodge, in turn, is a "pet-form of Roger". This view has been repeated by several others, and Reaney (1967) himself.

Roger is a [[Norman French]] name. In which case one would expect it to be more common in the South of England, which was first and more heavily settled by the Normans. An alternative explanation that Hodgson is of Anglo-Saxon origin would suggest that Hodgson would be more common in Anglo-Saxon areas, particularly in the South of England or east of the Pennines.

By contrast the Hodgsons are most numerous in [[Yorkshire]] in England, which was settled by the [[Norsemen|Norse]] [[Vikings]] in the tenth century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationaltrustnames.org.uk/ |title=nationaltrustnames.org.uk |publisher=nationaltrustnames.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref> Hodgson could thus be derived from the Norse name ''Oddgeir'', as suggested by earlier surname authorities. Alternatively, it could derive from the less frequent Norse name ''Hrodgeir'' (from which, as it happens, the name Roger has evolved).

One of the earliest Victorian surname studies is by Mark Lower (1842, p.&nbsp;96) who suggests that Hodgson may come from "son of Roger" but immediately adds "if not from Odo."

In a more extensive discussion of the surname, Robert Ferguson (1858) entertains a number of possibilities concerning its origin. One is to connect it to the Scandinavian first name Odda. Ferguson notes (1858, p.&nbsp;225) that this name, although frequently appearing before the Norman Conquest, does not appear to be a word in the Anglo-Saxon language. He writes: "Might it not be from [[Old Norse]] oddr, a dart or arrow, whence Oddr and Oddi, common Scandinavian names?"

In two editions of his major work on British surnames, Henry Barber (1894, p.&nbsp;143; 1903, p.&nbsp;207) presents more than one possible explanation, and notes in particular that Hodgson may derive from the Old Norse ''Oddgeir-son''.

Charles Bardsley (1901, p.&nbsp;390) takes a similar line, offering multiple explanations including "son of Roger" but also giving due prominence to the possibility of Old Norse origins. For him, the derivation of the Hodgson surname could be from "'the son of Odo' from the nickname Oddy, sometimes Hoddy, whence Odson or Hodson. There can be no doubt that Odo is the parent of many of our Hodsons. In Yorkshire it was for two centuries one of the most popular font-names for boys."

Hodgson (2008) offers an explanation of the original meanings of ''Oddgeir'' and ''Hrodgeir'', as well as biographies of a number of prominent Hodgsons. See also Hodgson (1925) and James (1974) for information on early Hodgson families.


==Variants==
==Variants==
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==Coat of arms==
==Coat of arms==
In heraldic language this coat of arms is "per chevron, embattled or and azure, three martlets counterchanged". According to one authority, these arms were displayed by members of the family at the [[Battle of Towton]] in Yorkshire in 1461, during the Wars of the Roses (Hodgson 1925). This was the largest battle ever fought on British soil.
The Hodgsons of [[Hebburn]], a mine-owning Catholic family living in the North East of England in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries (Surtees 1820, vol. 2, pp.&nbsp;77, 319, James 1974, Hodgson 2008), bore a [[heraldry|heraldic coat of arms]], [[blazon]]ed as "per chevron, embattled or and azure, three martlets counterchanged". This same coat of arms is associated with several other Hodgson families, including the Hodgsons of West Keal in Lincolnshire, the Hodgsons of Bascodyke in Cumberland (Hodgson 1925), the Hodshons of [[Amsterdam]], and with Thomas Hodgson (1738–1817) a [[Liverpool]] merchant and slave trader, and the owner of a mill in [[Caton, Lancashire]] (Hodgson 2008).

Heraldic records confirm this coat of arms was displayed by the Hodgsons of [[Hebburn]], a mine-owning Catholic family living in the North East of England in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries (Surtees 1820, vol. 2, pp.&nbsp;77, 319, James 1974, Hodgson 2008). This same coat of arms is associated with several other Hodgson families, including the Hodgsons of West Keal in Lincolnshire, the Hodgsons of Bascodyke in Cumberland (Hodgson 1925), the Hodshons of [[Amsterdam]], and with Thomas Hodgson (1738–1817) a [[Liverpool]] merchant and slave trader, and the owner of a mill in [[Caton, Lancashire]] (Hodgson 2008).<ref>Officially, according to the ancient [[College of Arms]], coats of arms are granted to individuals rather than families or surnames.</ref>


==Border Reivers and Hodgson clans==
==Border Reivers and Hodgson clans==
For centuries before the unification of England and Scotland in 1707, the remote Anglo-Scottish borderland region had been the lair of unruly clans and gangs of robbers that were largely beyond the reach of the law. A peculiar form of clan organisation grew up in this area. This was the land of the [[Border Reivers]]. These clans recognised no legal authority other than the clan itself. They would steal goods, cattle and women from across the nominal border.
For centuries before [[James VI and I|James VI]]'s assentation to the throne of England ([[Union of the Crowns]]), the remote Anglo-Scottish borderland region had been the lair of unruly clans and gangs of robbers that were largely beyond the reach of the law. A peculiar form of clan organisation grew up in this area. This was the land of the [[Border Reivers]]. These clans had a legal system distinct from that of the majority of England and Scotland (Robb 2018). The suppression of this legal system led to a generalised breakdown of [[Border reivers|Reiver]] society (Robb 2018). They would steal goods, cattle and women from across the nominal border.

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Some Hodgsons in [[Cumberland]] were themselves a clan organisation (Fraser 1971). The map above shows several clusters of Hodgsons, some of which may have functioned at some time as clans. The border clans were eventually subjection by state authorities. Many were forced or obliged to emigrate to [[North America]] in the 18th century (Fischer 1989). Many Hodgsons emigrated in this period.


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Some Hodgsons in [[Cumberland]] were themselves a clan organisation (Fraser 1971). The border clans were eventually subjected by state authorities. Many were forced or obliged to emigrate to [[North America]] in the 18th century (Fischer 1989). Many Hodgsons emigrated in this period.
==Royal and presidential connections==
[[Henrietta Mildred Hodgson]] (1805–1891) was a great-great-grandmother of [[Queen Elizabeth II]] of the United Kingdom. Mildred Porteus was Henrietta's grandmother on the paternal side. Mildred Porteus and [[George Washington]] (the First President of the United States of America) were second cousins.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hodgson-clan.net/hodgson-ancestor-of-queen-elizabeth-ii.htm |title=The Hodgson Clan Website |publisher=Hodgson-clan.net |date= |accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref>


==People with the surname==
==People with the surname==
* [[Andy Hodgson]], British TV presenter
* [[Alex Hodgson]], Scottish singer/songwriter
* [[Andrew Hodgson (disambiguation)]]
* [[Arthur Hodgson]] (1818–1902), Australian pioneer and politician
* [[Arthur Hodgson]] (1818–1902), Australian pioneer and politician
* [[Brett Hodgson]], Australian professional rugby league player
* [[Brett Hodgson]], Australian professional rugby league player
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* [[Bryan Hodgson]], American college basketball coach
* [[Bryan Hodgson]], American college basketball coach
* [[Caroline Hodgson]] (1851–1908), Australian brothel proprietor
* [[Caroline Hodgson]] (1851–1908), Australian brothel proprietor
* [[Charles Hodgson (artist)|Charles Hodgson]] (c.1770–1856), amateur English landscape painter
* [[Charles Hodgson (artist)]] (c. 1770 – 1856), amateur English landscape painter
* [[Chris Hodgson]], Canadian politician
* [[Christopher Hodgson (disambiguation)]]
* [[Christopher Hodgson (priest)]] (1561-?), Catholic priest and conspirator
* [[Claire Merritt Hodgson]] (1897–1976), second wife of Babe Ruth
* [[Claire Merritt Hodgson]] (1897–1976), second wife of Babe Ruth
* [[Cody Hodgson]] (b. 1990), Canadian professional ice hockey player
* [[Cody Hodgson]] (born 1990), Canadian professional ice hockey player
* [[David Hodgson (disambiguation)]]
* [[David Hodgson (disambiguation)]]
* [[Edward Hodgson]] (1813–1882), British clergyman and cricketer
* [[Derek Hodgson (disambiguation)]]
* [[Edward Hodgson (disambiguation)]]
* [[Frances Hodgson Burnett]], born Frances Eliza Hodgson (1849–1924), English–American playwright and author
* [[Frances Hodgson Burnett]], born Frances Eliza Hodgson (1849–1924), English–American playwright and author
* [[Francis Roger Hodgson]] (1853–1920), British clergyman and Bible translator
* [[Frederick Hodgson (disambiguation)]]
* [[Gaynor Hodgson]], British child actress
* [[Geoffrey Hodgson]] (born 1946), economist
* [[Geoffrey Hodgson]] (born 1946), economist
* [[George Hodgson (disambiguation)]]
* [[Henrietta Mildred Hodgson]] (1805–1891), great-great-grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II
* [[Henrietta Mildred Hodgson]] (1805–1891), great-great-grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II
* [[Henry Hodgson (disambiguation)]]
* [[Herbert John Hodgson]] (1893–1974), soldier and printer of ''The Seven Pillars of Wisdom''
* [[Herbert John Hodgson]] (1893–1974), soldier and printer of ''The Seven Pillars of Wisdom''
* [[Isaac Hodgson (architect)]] (born 1826), Irish-US architect
* [[Isaac Hodgson (architect)]] (1826–1909), Irish-US architect
* [[James D. Hodgson]] (born 1915), US politician
* [[James Hodgson (disambiguation)]]
* [[Jane Elizabeth Hodgson]] (1915–2006), American obstetrician and gynecologist
* [[Jane Elizabeth Hodgson]] (1915–2006), American obstetrician and gynecologist
* [[Jimmy Hodson]], born James S. Hodgson (1962) American actor, narrator, TV presenter
* [[Joel Hodgson]] (born 1960), creator and former host of Mystery Science Theater 3000
* [[Joel Hodgson]] (born 1960), creator and former host of Mystery Science Theater 3000
* [[John Hodgson (disambiguation)]]
* [[John Hodgson (disambiguation)]]
* [[Joseph Hodgson]] (1788–1869), British physician
* [[Joseph Hodgson]] (1788–1869), British physician
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* [[Jules Hodgson]], English guitarist
* [[Julian Hodgson]] (born 1963), English chess grandmaster
* [[Julian Hodgson]] (born 1963), English chess grandmaster
* [[Ken Hodgson]] (1942-2007), English footballer from Newcastle.
* [[Ken Hodgson]] (1942–2007), English footballer from Newcastle.
* [[Laurence C. Hodgson]] (1874–1937), US newspaper writer and politician
* [[Laurence C. Hodgson]] (1874–1937), US newspaper writer and politician
* [[Leonard Hodgson]] (1889–1969), Anglican priest, philosopher, theologian, and historian
* [[Leonard Hodgson]] (1889–1969), Anglican priest, philosopher, theologian, and historian
* [[Leyland Hodgson]] 1892 – 1949), American actor
* [[Leyland Hodgson]] 1892–1949), American actor
* [[Lucy Hodgson]], American sculptor and printmaker
* [[Lucy Hodgson]], American sculptor and printmaker
* [[Mark Hodgson]] (1880–1967), British trade union leader
* [[Mark A. Hodgson]] (1793–1868), American politician from Pennsylvania
* [[Marshall Hodgson]] (1922–1968), American Islamic scholar
* [[Marshall Hodgson]] (1922–1968), American Islamic scholar
* [[Martin Hodgson]] (1909-1991), English rugby league forward and goalkicker
* [[Martin Hodgson]] (1909–1991), English rugby league forward and goalkicker
* [[Matthew Hodgson (disambiguation)]]
* [[Miriam Hodgson]] (1938–2005), British editor of children's books
* [[Miriam Hodgson]] (1938–2005), British editor of children's books
* [[Nick Hodgson]] (born 1977), English drummer and musician
* [[Nick Hodgson]] (born 1977), English drummer and musician
* [[Patricia Hodgson]], Principal of Newnham College, Cambridge
* [[Patricia Hodgson]], Principal of Newnham College, Cambridge
* [[Pete Hodgson]] (born 1950), New Zealand politician
* [[Paul Hodgson (disambiguation)]]
* [[Peter Hodgson (disambiguation)]]
* [[Ralph Hodgson]] (1871–1962), English poet
* [[Ralph Hodgson]] (1871–1962), English poet
* [[Randolph Hodgson]] (1870–1952), English clergyman and writer under the pen-name "A Country Vicar"
* [[Randolph Hodgson]] (1870–1952), English clergyman and writer under the pen-name "A Country Vicar"
* [[Richard Hodgson (disambiguation)]]
* [[Richard Hodgson (disambiguation)]]
* [[Robert Hodgson (judge)]] (1798–1880), Canadian lawyer, politician, judge and administrator
* [[Robert Hodgson (disambiguation)]]
* [[Robert Willard Hodgson]] (1893-1966), an American botanist
* [[Robert Willard Hodgson]] (1893–1966), an American botanist
* [[Robert MacLeod Hodgson]] (1874—1956), British diplomat
* [[Robert MacLeod Hodgson]] (1874–1956), British diplomat
* [[Robin Hodgson, Baron Hodgson of Astley Abbotts]] (born 1942), Baron Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, British politician
* [[Robin Hodgson, Baron Hodgson of Astley Abbotts]] (born 1942), British politician
* [[Roger Hodgson]] (born 1950), English singer/songwriter
* [[Roger Hodgson]] (born 1950), English singer/songwriter
* [[Shadworth Hodgson]] (1832–1912), English philosopher
* [[Shadworth Hodgson]] (1832–1912), English philosopher
* [[Sharon Hodgson]] (born 1966), British politician
* [[Sharon Hodgson]] (born 1966), British politician
* [[Sharyn Hodgson]] (born 1968), Australian actress who appeared in ''Home and Away''
* [[Sharyn Hodgson]] (born 1968), Australian actress who appeared in ''Home and Away''
* [[Stuart Milton Hodgson]] (born 1924), Canadian commissioner
* [[Stuart Milton Hodgson]] (1924–2015), Canadian commissioner
* [[Studholme Hodgson]] (1708–1798), British field marshal
* [[Studholme Hodgson]] (1708–1798), British field marshal
* [[Sydney Hodgson]] (died 1591), English Roman Catholic lawyer and martyr
* [[Sydney Hodgson]] (died 1591), English Roman Catholic lawyer and martyr
* [[Telfair Hodgson]] (1840-1893), American Episcopal priest and academic administrator
* [[Telfair Hodgson]] (1840–1893), American Episcopal priest and academic administrator
* [[Telfair Hodgson Jr.]] (1876-1952), American academic administrator, banker, developer
* [[Telfair Hodgson Jr.]] (1876–1952), American academic administrator, banker, developer
* [[Thomas Hodgson (disambiguation)]]
* [[Walter Joseph Hodgson]] (1924–1978) (Lt.Col, USAF, Retired) American Helicopter Test Pilot, one of only three men to fly the [[Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar]], and the only two-time recipient of the Frederick L. Feinberg Memorial Award (1960, 1979)
* [[W. N. Hodgson]] (1893–1916), First World War poet who published under the pen name Edward Melbourne
* [[W. N. Hodgson]] (1893–1916), First World War poet who published under the pen name Edward Melbourne
* [[Wil Hodgson]] (born 1978), English stand-up comedian
* [[Wil Hodgson]] (born 1978), English stand-up comedian
* [[William Ballantyne Hodgson]] (1815-1880) British reformer
* [[William Hodgson (disambiguation)]]
* [[William Hope Hodgson]] (1877–1918), English writer of horror and fantasy


;Sportspeople:
;Sportspeople:
* [[Arthur Hodgson (footballer)]] (born 1926), Australian rules footballer
* [[Arthur Hodgson (footballer)]] (1926–2003), Australian rules footballer
* [[Aub Hodgson]] (1912–1982), Australian rugby union player
* [[Aub Hodgson]] (1912–1982), Australian rugby union player
* [[Billy Hodgson]] (born 1935), Scottish footballer
* [[Billy Hodgson]] (1935–2022), Scottish footballer
* [[Brett Hodgson]] (born 1978), Australian rugby league player
* [[Brett Hodgson]] (born 1978), Australian rugby league player
* [[Charlie Hodgson]] (born 1980), rugby union player
* [[Charlie Hodgson]] (born 1980), rugby union player
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* [[Dan Hodgson (cricketer)]] (born 1990), English cricketer
* [[Dan Hodgson (cricketer)]] (born 1990), English cricketer
* [[Geoffrey Hodgson (cricketer)]] (born 1938), English cricketer
* [[Geoffrey Hodgson (cricketer)]] (born 1938), English cricketer
* [[George Hodgson]] (1893–1983), Canadian swimmer and Olympic gold medalist
* [[Gordon Hodgson]] (1904–1951), South African-born English footballer, cricketer and baseball player
* [[Gordon Hodgson]] (1904–1951), South African-born English footballer, cricketer and baseball player
* [[Gordon Hodgson (footballer)]] (1952–1999), English footballer
* [[Gordon Hodgson (footballer)]] (1952–1999), English footballer
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* [[Michael Hodgson]] (born 1979), Australian rugby league player
* [[Michael Hodgson]] (born 1979), Australian rugby league player
* [[Neil Hodgson]], English motorcycle racer
* [[Neil Hodgson]], English motorcycle racer
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* [[Nick Hodgson (swimmer)]] (born 1964), British swimmer
* [[Pat Hodgson]] (born 1944), US American football player
* [[Pat Hodgson]] (born 1944), US American football player
* [[Paul Hodgson]] (born 1982), English rugby union player
* [[Philip Hodgson]] (1935–2015), English cricketer
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* [[Philip Hodgson]] (born 1935), English cricketer
* [[Rick Hodgson]] (born 1956), Canadian ice hockey player
* [[Rick Hodgson]] (born 1956), Canadian ice hockey player
* [[Robert Hodgson (cricketer)]] (born 1973), Australian cricketer
* [[Robert Hodgson (cricketer)]] (born 1973), Australian cricketer
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* [[Rusty Hodgson]] (born 1981), British motorcycle racer
* [[Rusty Hodgson]] (born 1981), British motorcycle racer
* [[Ted Hodgson]] (born 1945), Canadian ice hockey player
* [[Ted Hodgson]] (born 1945), Canadian ice hockey player
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* [[Tim Hodgson]] (born 1975), English cricketer

;Fictional characters:
* Tom Hodgson, a character from ''[[Channel Zero (TV series)|Channel Zero]]'', portrayed by [[Brandon Scott (actor)|Brandon Scott]]


'''Hodgson''' can also be a given name:
'''Hodgson''' can also be a given name:
*[[Hodgson Pratt]] (1824–1907), English pacifist
*[[Hodgson Pratt]] (1824–1907), English pacifist

Hodgson (2008) includes short biographies of a number of prominent Hodgsons and Hodsons.


==References==
==References==
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
* Barber, Henry (1894) ''British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning'', first edition (London: Elliot Stock).
* Barber, Henry (1903) ''British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning'', second edition (London: Elliot Stock).
* Bardsley, Charles W. (1901) ''A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames'' (London: Henry Frowde).
* Ferguson, Robert (1858) ''English Surnames and their Place in the Teutonic Family'' (London: George Routledge).
* [[David Hackett Fischer|Fischer, David Hackett]] (1989) ''[[Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America]]'' (Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press).
* [[David Hackett Fischer|Fischer, David Hackett]] (1989) ''[[Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America]]'' (Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press).
* [[George MacDonald Fraser|Fraser, George MacDonald]] (1971) ''The Steel Bonnets: The Story of the Anglo-Scottish Reivers'' (London: Barrie and Jenkins).
* [[George MacDonald Fraser|Fraser, George MacDonald]] (1971) ''The Steel Bonnets: The Story of the Anglo-Scottish Reivers'' (London: Barrie and Jenkins).
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''Antiquarian and Archaeological Society'', New Series, 25, pp.&nbsp;244–49.
* Helgason, Agnar, Sigrún Sigurðardóttir, Jayne Nicholson, Bryan Sykes, Emmeline W. Hill, Daniel G. Bradley, Vidar Bosnes, Jeffery R. Gulcher, Ryk Ward, and Kári Stefánsson (2000) ‘Estimating Scandinavian and Gaelic Ancestry in the Male Settlers of Iceland’, ''American Journal of Human Genetics'', 67(3), September, pp.&nbsp;697–717.
* Hanks, Patrick, Richard Coates and Peter McClure, eds. (2016) ''The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland'', volume 2 (Oxford: Oxford University Press)
* Hodgson, Geoffrey M. (1993) ''The Hodgson Surname: Its Norse Origin and Cumbrian Location'' (Standon, Hertfordshire: Martlet Books).
* Hodgson, Geoffrey M. (2008) ''Hodgson Saga'', second edition (Standon, Hertfordshire: Martlet Books).
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* Hodgson, James (1925) 'The Hodgsons of Bascodyke', ''Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society'', New Series, 25, pp.&nbsp;244–49.
* James, Mervyn (1974) ''Family, Lineage, and Civil Society: A Study of Society, Politics, and Mentality in the Durham Region, 1500-1640'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press).
* Lower, Mark A. (1860) ''A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom'' (London: John Russell Smith).
* Oppenheimer, Stephen (2006) ''Origins of the British'' (London: Robinson).
* Reaney, P. H. (1958) ''A Dictionary of English Surnames'', first edition (London: Routledge and Kegan Paul).
* Reaney, P. H. (1958) ''A Dictionary of English Surnames'', first edition (London: Routledge and Kegan Paul).
* Reaney, P. H. (1967) ''The Origin of English Surnames'' (London: Routledge and Kegan Paul).
* Robb, G. (2018). ''The Debatable Land: The Lost World Between Scotland and England'' (London: Picador)
* [[Robert Surtees (antiquarian)|Surtees, Robert]] (1820) ''History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham'', volume 2 (London: Nichols).
* [[Robert Surtees (antiquarian)|Surtees, Robert]] (1820) ''History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham'', volume 2 (London: Nichols).
* Sykes, Bryan (2006) ''Blood of the Isles'' (London: Bantam).

==External links==
* [http://www.hodgson-clan.net Website of the Hodgson Clan]
* [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/WES/surnames1.htm Cumbrian Surnames]


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For other uses, see Hodgson (disambiguation).

Hodgson is a surname. In Britain, the Hodgson surname was the 173rd most common (766 per million) in 1881 and the 206th most common (650 per million) in 1998.[1] In the United States of America, Hodgson was the 3753rd most popular surname (30 per million) in the 1990 census.[2]

Origin and meaning

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Hodgson is a patronymic surname, thought by some to mean "son of Hodge", with Hodge being a Middle English personal name usually representing a pet-form of the name Roger.[3][4] However, Geoffrey Hodgson shows that both distribution of the name and DNA suggest a Norse-Irish origin, making “son of Oddgeir” a more likely derivation.[5]

Variants

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The Hodson surname is less common and generally derives from Hodgson. Other probable variants of Hodgson include Hodgeson, Hodgshon, Hodshon, Hodgin, Hodgins, Hodgen, Hodgens, Hodghson, Hodgon and Hodgeon. In the North of England the "s" is often silent in the pronunciation of Hodgson. This accounts for variants such as Hodgin, Hodgen, Hodgon and Hodgeon.

Coat of arms

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The Hodgsons of Hebburn, a mine-owning Catholic family living in the North East of England in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries (Surtees 1820, vol. 2, pp. 77, 319, James 1974, Hodgson 2008), bore a heraldic coat of arms, blazoned as "per chevron, embattled or and azure, three martlets counterchanged". This same coat of arms is associated with several other Hodgson families, including the Hodgsons of West Keal in Lincolnshire, the Hodgsons of Bascodyke in Cumberland (Hodgson 1925), the Hodshons of Amsterdam, and with Thomas Hodgson (1738–1817) a Liverpool merchant and slave trader, and the owner of a mill in Caton, Lancashire (Hodgson 2008).

Border Reivers and Hodgson clans

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For centuries before James VI's assentation to the throne of England (Union of the Crowns), the remote Anglo-Scottish borderland region had been the lair of unruly clans and gangs of robbers that were largely beyond the reach of the law. A peculiar form of clan organisation grew up in this area. This was the land of the Border Reivers. These clans had a legal system distinct from that of the majority of England and Scotland (Robb 2018). The suppression of this legal system led to a generalised breakdown of Reiver society (Robb 2018). They would steal goods, cattle and women from across the nominal border.

Some Hodgsons in Cumberland were themselves a clan organisation (Fraser 1971). The border clans were eventually subjected by state authorities. Many were forced or obliged to emigrate to North America in the 18th century (Fischer 1989). Many Hodgsons emigrated in this period.

People with the surname

[edit]
Sportspeople
Fictional characters

Hodgson can also be a given name:

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "The British Surnames Website | British Surnames, Surname Distribution and Surname Profiles". Britishsurnames.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  2. ^ "Hodgson Genealogy and Family Tree Resources – Surname Finder". Genealogytoday.com. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  3. ^ Reaney, p. 166
  4. ^ Hanks, p. 1304
  5. ^ "Hodgson Ancestry". www.geoffreymhodgson.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-09.

Bibliography

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  • Hanks, Patrick, Richard Coates and Peter McClure, eds. (2016) The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, volume 2 (Oxford: Oxford University Press)
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