The Hodges surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 70,223 people carried this name — #471 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 4,200 people counted. That is up 2% from 68,868 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Hodges surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

From Hodge, from the given name Roger + patronymic suffix -s.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Hodges» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Roger’.

An early record he cites: Alice Hogges, Somerset, 1327–28 (1 Edward III) — Kirby's Quest (Somerset).

His entry covers Hodge, Hodges and Hodgson.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 389 · public domain.

In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890

Ireland registered 12 births for the Hodges name in 1890.

Most were registered in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 500 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. The count includes the spelling Hodge.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born, 1890

Ulster 5
Leinster 4
Munster 3

Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

21 people named Hodges live in Switzerland.

They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Vaud 6
Zurich 6
Aargau 3
St. Gallen 3
Ticino 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Hodges was found among the farmers of 7 counties.

It was most frequent in Herefordshire: 34 in every 10,000 farmers there — about 1 in 294. Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Herefordshire 34
Monmouthshire 33
Dorset 20
Somerset 17
Kent 15
Warwickshire 15
Worcestershire 14

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

298 families named Hodges, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 1,553 people lived in those households, 5.2 to a family on average. The census counted these spellings together: Hodges, Hadges, Hodg, Hodge, Hodgis. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

North Carolina 71
Massachusetts 61
Virginia 51
South Carolina 28
New York 26
Connecticut 18
Maryland 12
Vermont 9
Pennsylvania 8
Maine 7
New Hampshire 6
Rhode Island 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 245 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Hodges in American newspapers,
1901–1923.

Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name Hodges
The Birmingham Age-herald 1923-05-13
Newspaper page from The Commoner carrying the name Hodges
The Commoner 1912-12-27
Newspaper page from The St. Louis Republic carrying the name Hodges
The St. Louis Republic 1901-03-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Hodges in Australian newspapers,
1800s–2000s.

113,740 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hodges. The most, 21,973, date from the 1890s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 51,322
New South Wales 25,483
Queensland 13,557
South Australia 9,869
Western Australia 9,031
Tasmania 3,571
ACT (Canberra) 653
Northern Territory 121

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hodges.

Who carried it

People named Hodges,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Sir William Hodges, 1st Baronet
    Sir William Hodges, 1st Baronet 1645–1714 · politician
  • William Hodges
    William Hodges 1744–1797 · artist
  • Charles Howard Hodges
    Charles Howard Hodges 1764–1837 · engraver
  • Gamaliel Hodges
    Gamaliel Hodges 1766–1850
  • Thomas Law Hodges
    Thomas Law Hodges 1776–1857 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 231 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hodges,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States4,578 records

4,578 records of the Hodges name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 2,359
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 928
  • Other U.S. records 1,291
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record William Jesse Hodges

    Born 1943; from Kansas City, Missouri. U.S. Army, armored reconnaissance unit commander; killed in action 1970 in Kien Tuong, South Vietnam. Buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James O. Hodges

    Born 1914 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Bragg; welder from Craven County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1990, buried at New Bern National Cemetery, North Carolina.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record George Hodges

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the City of Richmond from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 25; laborer. From Ross, England; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 4,578 records for Hodges in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia1,875 records

1,875 records of the Hodges name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 899
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 338
  • Other Australian records 638
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Jessie Hodges

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Tory, sailing from London in 1848. Native of Hackney, Middlesex. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1850. Married 1850 in Hobart, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Charles William Hodges

    Died 1916 in Kelso, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1916.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Maud Hodges

    Arrived in Victoria in 1921 aboard the Themistocles, aged 29.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 1,875 records for Hodges in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · City of Ballarat, Avenue of Honour Plaques (CC BY 3.0 AU). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada199 records

199 records of the Hodges name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 123
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 20
  • Other Canadian records 56
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Henry Price Hodges

    Lost in the sinking of the Titanic, 1912, aged 52; a second-class passenger. Body recovered and buried at Halifax.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jas Hodges

    Came to Ontario in 1881 aboard the Grecian, landing at Quebec, bound for London, Ontario; Irish.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Everett Lorne Hodges

    Buried in 1982 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 76.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Showing 3 of 199 records for Hodges in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

United Kingdom100 records

100 records of the Hodges name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 62
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 29
  • Other British records 9
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Clara Hodges

    Will proved in 1938; of Aberdare.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Hodges

    Buried in 1802 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 40.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record John C. Hodges

    Died 1916. Named in the Shetland's roll of honour and roll of service (1920).

    National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain)

Showing 3 of 100 records for Hodges in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0) · National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand40 records

40 records of the Hodges name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 26
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 7
  • Other New Zealand records 7
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William Joseph Hodges

    Died 1913, aged 74; buried at Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Sydney James Hodges

    Died 1987, aged 69; buried at Totara Memorial Park Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Campbell Hodges

    Died 1973, aged 70; buried at Omaka Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 40 records for Hodges in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0) · Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0) · Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Netherlands27 records

27 records of the Hodges name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 13
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 9
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 5
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Edmond Hodges

    Married in 1928 in Callantsoog; farm labourer.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record James Newman Hodges

    Married in 1816 in 's-Gravenhage; civil servant.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Mary Anne Hodges

    Died 1860 in Maastricht, aged 28.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 27 records for Hodges in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France8 records

8 records of the Hodges name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Violette Pauline Maria Hodges

    Born 1924 in Zutkerque; died 1983 in Calais (Pas-de-Calais).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Albert Edouard Hodges

    Born 1903 in Paris; died 1978 in Verrières-le-Buisson (Essonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 2 of 8 records for Hodges in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Other spellings of this name

The same name, spelled another way.

Spellings that H. B. Guppy (England and Wales, 1890) or the Registrar-General for Ireland (births index of 1890) counted as one name together with Hodges.

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Hodges.

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