Find out how popular the last name Hocutt is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Hocutt.

Hocutt, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Hocutt surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hocutt in America

Hocutt is the 19976th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hocutt surname appeared 1,342 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Hocutt.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hocutt to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Hocutt

The surname Hocutt is of English origin, derived from an old place name that no longer exists. It is believed to have originated in the county of Sussex in the early 12th century.

The name is thought to have evolved from the Old English words "hoc" meaning "hook" and "hytt" meaning "a nook or corner of land". This suggests that the earliest bearers of the name may have lived on a hooked or curved piece of land.

Early records show that the name was originally spelled as "Hockhytte" or "Hockhitt" before evolving into its modern form of Hocutt. The first documented reference to the name is found in the Pipe Rolls of Sussex from 1185, which mention a "Radulfus de Hockhytte".

In the 13th century, the surname appears in the Hundred Rolls of 1273 as "Hockhitt", referring to a family living in the village of Rottingdean, near Brighton. This village was once known as "Hockhitt" or "Hockhytte", providing further evidence of the name's connection to a specific geographic location.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was John Hocutt, who was born in East Sussex around 1420. He served as a soldier during the Wars of the Roses and fought at the Battle of Towton in 1461.

Another notable individual was Thomas Hocutt, a merchant who lived in London in the late 16th century. He was involved in the lucrative wool trade and is mentioned in records from the Port of London Customs Accounts from 1587.

In the 17th century, a family of Hocutts resided in the village of Pevensey, East Sussex. One member, William Hocutt (1632-1698), was a local landowner and served as a church warden in the parish of Pevensey.

During the English Civil War, a soldier named Richard Hocutt fought for the Parliamentarian forces under Oliver Cromwell. He is recorded as having participated in the Battle of Naseby in 1645.

In the 18th century, a woman named Elizabeth Hocutt (1724-1802) gained local notoriety in the village of Bexhill, East Sussex, for her skills as a healer and midwife. She was widely respected in the community for her knowledge of traditional herbal remedies.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hocutt

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Hocutt.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Hocutt was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Hocutt has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Hocutt was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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