The Hodgson Family History

This is a site where you can find information about the history of the Hodgson family.

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The Hodgson Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Hodgson
1841 Census691
1851 Census4105
1861 Census7325
1871 Census11001
1881 Census15736
1891 Census17145
1901 Census22931

Most Frequent Forenames for the Hodgson Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
Mary Hodgson 60 372 640 907 1298 1196 1445
John Hodgson 53 340 637 911 1210 1185 1452
William Hodgson 56 327 554 783 1043 1005 1299
Thomas Hodgson 37 217 367 505 676 666 864
Elizabeth Hodgson 38 228 392 522 667 640 753
Sarah Hodgson 31 194 339 454 529 570 647
George Hodgson 21 121 236 390 516 537 758
James Hodgson 32 144 216 301 427 466 558
Jane Hodgson 26 137 240 362 392 400 463
Joseph Hodgson 10 113 199 309 424 410 536
Margaret Hodgson 24 108 177 276 428 427 531
Robert Hodgson 20 112 188 242 349 351 449
Annie Hodgson 0 5 37 126 344 396 623
Ann Hodgson 32 160 252 278 275 243 192
Hannah Hodgson 13 88 143 211 220 220 245
Alice Hodgson 4 41 72 127 220 266 342
Henry Hodgson 14 55 113 178 228 212 257
Charles Hodgson 13 48 75 139 194 218 292
Ellen Hodgson 5 54 104 134 197 198 228
Emma Hodgson 4 57 92 142 178 183 212

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Hodgson family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and many more...


Etymology and History of the Surname: Hodgson

View Name: HODGSON.

HODGSON

Derivation:
Hodgson means "son of Hodge".

History:
The name Hodge derived from the Norman French name "Roger". Hodgeson means "son of Hodge".

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