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

Hutcheson, 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 Hutcheson surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hutcheson in America

Hutcheson is the 4266th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hutcheson surname appeared 8,321 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 people would have the surname Hutcheson.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hutcheson 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 Hutcheson

The surname HUTCHESON is of Scottish origin, and its earliest recorded use dates back to the 13th century. The name is derived from the Old English words "hoh" meaning heel and "tun" meaning farm or settlement, suggesting that the name originally referred to someone who lived near a heel-shaped hill or promontory.

The name is thought to have originated in the Scottish Lowlands, particularly in the areas around the counties of Ayrshire and Lanarkshire. It is believed that the earliest bearers of the name were landowners or farmers who settled in these regions during the medieval period.

One of the earliest known references to the name HUTCHESON can be found in the Ragman Rolls of 1296, which were a series of homage rolls recording the names of Scottish nobles and landowners who swore fealty to King Edward I of England during the Wars of Scottish Independence. The name is recorded as "Hutchinson" in these rolls, which suggests that the spelling of the name may have varied over time.

In the 15th century, a branch of the HUTCHESON family is recorded as having settled in the city of Glasgow, where they became prominent merchants and burgesses. One notable member of this family was Thomas HUTCHESON, who was a wealthy merchant and benefactor in Glasgow during the late 16th century. He founded the Hutchesons' Hospital in 1641, which was originally a school and almshouse for poor children and the elderly.

Another notable bearer of the HUTCHESON surname was Francis HUTCHESON, a philosopher and moral theorist who lived from 1694 to 1746. He was born in Ireland but his family was of Scottish descent, and he is considered one of the founders of the Scottish Enlightenment movement.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, the HUTCHESON name began to spread beyond Scotland as individuals bearing the name emigrated to other parts of the British Isles and eventually to North America. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in America is that of John HUTCHESON, who was born in Scotland in 1726 and later settled in Virginia.

Other notable individuals with the HUTCHESON surname include:

1. George HUTCHESON (1828-1913), a Canadian politician and businessman from Ontario.
2. Joseph Chrisman HUTCHESON (1819-1912), an American lawyer and judge who served on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
3. William HUTCHESON (1874-1948), an American labor leader who served as the president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America from 1915 to 1948.
4. Archibald HUTCHESON (1659-1740), a Scottish mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to the study of calculus and celestial mechanics.

Overall, the surname HUTCHESON has a long and rich history, with its origins tracing back to medieval Scotland and its bearers playing significant roles in various fields throughout the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hutcheson

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

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 Hutcheson 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 Hutcheson 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 Hutcheson was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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