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Retained profile for the former
Hudson One-Name Study

This study is no longer registered with the Guild, but this profile page has been retained at the member's request. Please note that neither officers nor members of the Guild are able to answer any questions about this study.

About the study

Welcome to the HUDSON One Name Study. This study includes my family tree and will gradually include other Hudson's that I come across.

Variant names

The variations of the surname Hudson include Hutson, Hudde, Huddy & Hudsone.

Name origin

The Hudson name has rich and ancient history. The Anglo Saxon surname HUDSON features the patronymic suffix - SON, which was most common in the north of England and superseded other patronymic suffixes in popularity during the 14th century. There are 3 possible origins of this name: 1. A nickname form of the pre 7th century Old Saxon 'Hugh', a name meaning 'mind or heart'. This name was very popular with the Normans, who used it widely in England after the Conquest of 1066. 2. Hudde can be a nickname form of the Germanic and French 'Ricard or Richard'. 3. It can be from the Olde English personal name, 'Huda', which gave its name to places such as Huddington in Worcestershire.

Historical occurrences of the name

* The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William Hudde, which was dated 1273, in the 'Hundred Rolls of Cambridgeshire', during the reign of King Edward 1, known as 'The Hammer of the Scots', 1272 - 1307. * Henry Hudson, 1580 - 1611, who is credited with discovering the 'North West Passage' and Hudson's Bay in Canada. * Michael Hudson, who died fighting in the Second Civil war 1646 - 1648, was chaplain to King Charles 1st, and Scout Master to the Northern Army. * William Hudson (1734-1793) British botanist and apothecary based in London, elected fellow of the Royal Society in 1762. * Sir Austin Hudson (1897-1956) British Politician, member of the UK Parliament, made 1st Baronet Hudson in 1942. * Robert Spear Hudson (died 1884) popularized dry soap powder AND Robert William Hudson, (1856–1937) his son, soap manufacturer

Name frequency

In Great Britain : 66 488 people share the surname Hudson according to our estimation. The surname Hudson is the 106th most common name in Great Britain. Data by county within the UK: - Aberdeenshire Hudson is the 4th surname 4 807 people - North Lincolnshire Hudson is the 4th surname 3 193 people - Cornwall Hudson is the 8th surname 4 829 people - Clackmannanshire Hudson is the 30th surname 1 711 people - North Somerset Hudson is the 31th surname 1 671 people - Pembrokeshire Hudson is the 43rd surname 1 639 people - Denbighshire Hudson is the 48th surname 1 619 people - Falkirk Hudson is the 57th surname 1 691 people - Surrey Hudson is the 59th surname 4 899 people - Portsmouth Hudson is the 83rd surname 1 649 people - Bradford Hudson is the 85th surname 1 625 people - Middlesbrough Hudson is the 114th surname 1 713 people - West Yorkshire Hudson is the 121th surname 3 249 people - Fife Hudson is the 131th surname 1 741 people - Shropshire Hudson is the 134th surname 1 685 people - York Hudson is the 142nd surname 1 705 people - Northumberland Hudson is the 160th surname 1 625 people - E Riding of Yorkshire Hudson is the 162nd surname 1 705 people - Kent Hudson is the 190th surname 3 203 people - Lancashire Hudson is the 214th surname 3 331 people - Gloucestershire Hudson is the 231th surname 1 669 people - West Midlands Hudson is the 244th surname 3 275 people - County Durham Hudson is the 244th surname 1 725 people - North Yorkshire Hudson is the 248th surname 1 735 people - Cardiff Hudson is the 268th surname 1 621 people - Buckinghamshire Hudson is the 288th surname 1 667 people - Norfolk Hudson is the 337th surname 1 629 people - Cambridgeshire Hudson is the 365th surname 1 683 people - Lincolnshire Hudson is the 381th surname 1 723 people - Nottinghamshire Hudson is the 418th surname 1 661 people - Greater Manchester Hudson is the 441th surname 1 685 people - Hampshire Hudson is the 598th surname 1 723 people - Essex Hudson is the 794th surname 1 627 people

Data

http://hudsononenamestudy.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=hudsononenamestudy&view=9&randi=555333940&switch=0

Links

http://www.houseofnames.com/Hudson-family-crest

Surname Interests

Although the Hudson surname is not registered with us as a study, the following members have an interest in this surname:

Member Country Region Period
Mr Roger Evans United Kingdom Lincolnshire/Nottinghamshire All

 

General Search Results

Occurrences of the surname Hudson in the Guild Indexes
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  • Global Marriages (public)  2144
  • Global Marriages (members)* 2215
  • Inscriptions Index  31
  • Modern Newspaper Index  26
  • Probate Index* 304
  • Datastores (public)  34
  • Datastores (members)* 16

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