The hudson Surname

hudson Name Meaning and History

English: patronymic from the medieval personal name Hudde (see Hutt 1). This surname is particularly common in Yorkshire and is also well established in Ireland.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The hudson name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the hudson family name as far back in history as possible.

hudson Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of hudson Families in the US in 1920

Number of hudson families

506-1009

169-505

1-168

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Nancy Hudson died Maryland 1826	dianeburt1004	5
Kanawha VA Leftwich HUDSON	msjbostian	0
HUDSONs - SC-GA Savannah River area 1700s	sleuth101	41
Frank Biven Hudson Jr.	wreckerman65	0
Hudson Family located in Crown Point, IN	elduke23	3
Hudsons in Texas	jleeandjmarie	5
William D Hudson (obit) b: 1837 IN d: 1910 Hutchinson, KS	RoseStout54	0
Anna Marie d/o Repps Bedford HUDSON & Kate Ganno HUBBELL	LESLIEBridgesKOHLER	0
William Thomas Hudson	onychopagist	0
John Henry Hudson	DonnaRobb12	0

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