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UK surname

Hutchinson

Son of Hutchin, a diminutive of Hugh, meaning "heart, mind, or spirit."

In the 1881 census there were 16,968 people recorded with the Hutchinson surname, ranking it #227 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 24,207, ranked #239, down from #227 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard and Gateshead. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include County Durham, Sunderland and Hartlepool.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Hutchinson is 24,939 in 2010. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 42.7%.

1881 census count

16,968

Ranked #227

Modern count

24,207

2016, ranked #239

Peak year

2010

24,939 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Hutchinson had 16,968 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #227 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 24,207 in 2016, ranked #239.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 22,560 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Hutchinson surname distribution map

The map shows where the Hutchinson surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Hutchinson surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Hutchinson over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 10,357 #244
1861 historical 10,786 #233
1881 historical 16,968 #227
1891 historical 17,753 #220
1901 historical 20,859 #229
1911 historical 22,560 #190
1997 modern 23,975 #229
1998 modern 24,785 #231
1999 modern 24,867 #232
2000 modern 24,874 #229
2001 modern 23,999 #236
2002 modern 24,545 #236
2003 modern 23,857 #236
2004 modern 23,673 #240
2005 modern 23,382 #237
2006 modern 23,412 #235
2007 modern 23,512 #236
2008 modern 23,675 #236
2009 modern 24,440 #235
2010 modern 24,939 #236
2011 modern 24,521 #237
2012 modern 24,018 #237
2013 modern 24,537 #238
2014 modern 24,670 #238
2015 modern 24,368 #238
2016 modern 24,207 #239

Geography

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Where Hutchinsons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, Gateshead, London parishes and Sheffield. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to County Durham, Sunderland and Hartlepool. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside Durham
2 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
3 Gateshead Durham
4 London parishes London 3
5 Sheffield Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 County Durham 064 County Durham
2 Sunderland 016 Sunderland
3 County Durham 065 County Durham
4 County Durham 045 County Durham
5 Hartlepool 014 Hartlepool

Forenames

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First names often paired with Hutchinson

These lists show first names that appear often with the Hutchinson surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Hutchinson

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Hutchinson, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Hutchinson surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Hutchinson household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Hutchinson is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Hutchinson is most concentrated in decile 8 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Hutchinson falls in decile 1 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Hutchinson is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Hutchinson, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Hutchinson

The surname Hutchinson is of English origin and can be traced back to the 12th century. It is derived from the Old English words "hoch" meaning a hog and "sunu" meaning son, thus the name translates to "the son of the hog herd" or "the swineherd's son."

The name was particularly prevalent in the northern counties of England, especially Yorkshire and Lancashire, where the profession of swineherding was common in medieval times. The earliest recorded spelling of the name was found in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire in 1195, where it appeared as "Huchesone."

In the Domesday Book of 1086, a record of landowners in England commissioned by William the Conqueror, there are several entries that may refer to the ancestors of the Hutchinson family, such as "Huche" and "Hucheman."

The name has also been associated with various place names, particularly in areas where the Hutchinson family had settled. For example, the village of Hutchinson in Derbyshire, England, is believed to have been named after a member of the family who lived there.

One of the earliest recorded Hutchinsons was John Hutchinson, born around 1490 in Yorkshire, who was a prominent merchant and alderman in the city of York during the reign of Henry VIII.

Another notable figure was Sir Thomas Hutchinson (1589-1642), an English lawyer and politician who served as a Member of Parliament and Chief Justice of the King's Bench during the English Civil War.

In the 17th century, the Hutchinson family played a significant role in the colonization of New England, with several members emigrating from England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. One of the most famous Hutchinsons from this period was Anne Hutchinson (1591-1643), a Puritan spiritual adviser and midwife who was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for her religious beliefs.

Colonel John Hutchinson (1615-1664) was an English Puritan leader and soldier who fought for the Parliamentarians during the English Civil War and wrote an influential memoir detailing his experiences.

In the 18th century, Thomas Hutchinson (1711-1780) was a prominent colonial administrator who served as the last civilian governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony before the American Revolution.

Other notable individuals with the surname Hutchinson include the English poets Charles Hutchinson (1794-1842) and Thomas Hutchinson (1698-1769), as well as the American industrialist Benjamin P. Hutchinson (1828-1904), who co-founded the Studebaker automobile company.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Hutchinson families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Hutchinson surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Yorkshire leads with 4,617 Hutchinsons recorded in 1881 and an index of 2.81x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 4,617 2.81x
Durham 2,885 5.84x
Lancashire 2,183 1.11x
Middlesex 1,024 0.62x
Northumberland 878 3.56x
Nottinghamshire 695 3.11x
Lincolnshire 413 1.56x
Surrey 412 0.51x
Cumberland 376 2.63x
Derbyshire 352 1.35x
Leicestershire 340 1.85x
Kent 325 0.57x
Westmorland 315 8.64x
Staffordshire 212 0.38x
Sussex 199 0.71x
Warwickshire 183 0.44x
Cheshire 153 0.42x
Lanarkshire 126 0.23x
Essex 103 0.31x
Hampshire 93 0.27x
Midlothian 88 0.40x
Cambridgeshire 87 0.83x
Glamorgan 71 0.25x
Bedfordshire 64 0.74x
Buckinghamshire 63 0.63x
Gloucestershire 61 0.19x
Devon 48 0.14x
Renfrewshire 48 0.37x
Northamptonshire 45 0.29x
Ayrshire 42 0.34x
Suffolk 41 0.20x
Norfolk 35 0.14x
Hertfordshire 32 0.28x
Cornwall 30 0.16x
Shropshire 29 0.20x
Berkshire 28 0.22x
Channel Islands 27 0.55x
Angus 26 0.17x
Worcestershire 25 0.12x
Herefordshire 23 0.34x
Perthshire 20 0.27x
Denbighshire 19 0.30x
Somerset 16 0.06x
Aberdeenshire 15 0.10x
Isle of Man 15 0.49x
Wigtownshire 14 0.64x
Oxfordshire 12 0.12x
Caernarfonshire 11 0.16x
Dumfriesshire 11 0.30x
Royal Navy 11 0.56x
Wiltshire 11 0.08x
Fife 9 0.09x
Dunbartonshire 8 0.18x
Stirlingshire 6 0.10x
Dorset 5 0.05x
Monmouthshire 5 0.04x
Cardiganshire 3 0.07x
East Lothian 3 0.14x
Morayshire 3 0.12x
Argyllshire 2 0.04x
Huntingdonshire 2 0.06x
Pembrokeshire 2 0.04x
Roxburghshire 2 0.07x
Berwickshire 1 0.05x
Brecknockshire 1 0.03x
Flintshire 1 0.02x
Kincardineshire 1 0.05x
Kirkcudbrightshire 1 0.04x
Orkney 1 0.05x
Ross-shire 1 0.02x
Rutland 1 0.08x
Sutherland 1 0.08x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Leeds in Yorkshire leads with 269 Hutchinsons recorded in 1881 and an index of 2.90x.

Place Total Index
Leeds 269 2.90x
Gateshead 213 5.76x
Bishopwearmouth 189 4.46x
Nottingham St Mary 170 2.94x
Hunslet 146 5.69x
St Pancras London 129 0.97x
Darlington 125 6.56x
Bury 123 5.47x
Stockton On Tees 105 4.41x
Elswick 99 5.02x
Horsforth 94 26.07x
Bradford 92 2.31x
Islington London 88 0.55x
Monkwearmouth Shore 88 9.13x
Sheffield 83 1.59x
Ecclesfield 82 6.80x
Attercliffe Cum Darnall 81 5.29x
Lambeth 80 0.55x
Middlesbrough 80 3.74x
Tottington Lower End 79 8.44x
Hedworth Monkton Jarrow 78 3.65x
Hackney London 77 0.83x
Little Bolton 74 2.92x
Manchester 74 0.84x
Liverpool 73 0.61x
Ecclesall Bierlow 72 2.15x
Birmingham 69 0.49x
Kensington London 67 0.73x
Hucknall Torkard 65 11.46x
Everton 63 1.00x
Rawmarsh 63 10.84x
Bishop Auckland 62 9.36x
Camberwell 62 0.58x
Brightside Bierlow 61 1.89x
Crook Billy Row 61 9.65x
Leicester St Margaret 61 1.36x
Halifax 59 2.44x
Over Darwen 58 3.69x
Pudsey 58 6.60x
Newcastle On Tyne All Sts 57 3.87x
Hartshead 56 76.00x
Heworth 55 5.65x
Pendleton In Salford 55 2.34x
Stranton 55 3.31x
Clerkenwell London 54 1.38x
Barrow In Furness 53 1.98x
Newcastle On Tyne St 53 4.14x
Oldham 53 0.83x
Westgate 53 3.47x
Westoe 53 1.89x
Whitburn 53 46.05x
Chorlton On Medlock 52 1.66x
Scarborough 52 3.48x
Toxteth Park 52 0.78x
Aston 51 0.44x
Potton 51 44.71x
St George Hanover Square 51 1.74x
Hulme 50 1.22x
St Marylebone London 50 0.56x
Tynemouth 48 3.63x
Kendal 46 6.89x
Newington 46 0.75x
Holbeck 45 4.13x
West Derby 45 0.78x
Croydon 44 0.98x
Wortley In Bramley 44 3.38x
Holy Trinity 43 1.09x
Salford 43 0.74x
Elton 42 6.17x
Tottington Higher End 42 18.74x
Barnsley 41 2.42x
Castleton 41 2.08x
Govan 41 0.31x
Nether Hallam 41 1.84x
Newbiggin 41 117.18x
Rotherham 41 4.42x
Spotland 41 1.87x
Byker 40 3.28x
Haydon 40 29.62x
Horton In Bradford 40 1.56x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Hutchinson surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 1,286
Elizabeth 706
Sarah 623
Jane 466
Ann 395
Margaret 314
Annie 268
Hannah 236
Alice 208
Ellen 192
Emma 184
Isabella 167
Eliza 165
Martha 140
Emily 119
Ada 84
Maria 82
Frances 81
Harriet 81
Agnes 73
Catherine 73
Edith 71
Clara 70
Louisa 69
Fanny 64
Florence 63
Charlotte 53
Lucy 52
Anne 50
Caroline 50
Kate 45
Esther 42
Rebecca 42
Eleanor 38
Susan 37
Dorothy 36
Harriett 36
Amelia 34
Elizth. 34
Amy 32
Ethel 31
Jessie 31
Susannah 31
Rachel 29
Ruth 29
Grace 26
Lydia 26
Betsy 23
Gertrude 23
Matilda 23

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Hutchinson surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
John 1,172
William 1,031
Thomas 704
George 510
James 452
Joseph 379
Robert 372
Henry 276
Charles 244
Edward 158
Arthur 134
Richard 120
Alfred 115
Wm. 85
Samuel 82
David 75
Walter 74
Albert 73
Harry 65
Thos. 60
Frank 58
Frederick 58
Francis 48
Matthew 48
Herbert 47
Fred 46
Ralph 45
Peter 44
Ernest 40
Christopher 39
Benjamin 36
Geo. 36
Anthony 33
Tom 33
Isaac 30
Edwin 28
Mark 24
Alexander 23
Jno. 22
Abraham 21
Andrew 20
Michael 19
Jonathan 17
Jacob 15
Percy 15
Hugh 13
J. 13
Robt. 13
Daniel 12
Philip 12

FAQ

Hutchinson surname: questions and answers

How common was the Hutchinson surname in 1881?

In 1881, 16,968 people were recorded with the Hutchinson surname. That placed it at #227 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Hutchinson surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 24,207 in 2016. That gives Hutchinson a modern rank of #239.

What does the Hutchinson surname mean?

Son of Hutchin, a diminutive of Hugh, meaning "heart, mind, or spirit."

What does the Hutchinson map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Hutchinson bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.