The Hudson surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 130,793 people carried this name — #202 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,060 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 70 people named Hudson.
Most of them — 42 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often La Réunion.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
56 people named Hudson live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Hudson in American newspapers,
1858–1937.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,138,184 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Hudson,
with a public archive behind them.
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George Hudson 1615–1672 · composer -
Jeffrey Hudson 1619–1682 · entertainer -
Thomas Hudson 1701–1779 · painter -
Robert Hudson 1801–1883 · paleontologist -
James Hudson 1810–1885 · diplomat
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 220 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hudson.
- Hubner 1,342 · U.S. census
- Hubsch 163 · U.S. census
- Hubscher 191 · U.S. census
- Huck 4,596 · U.S. census
- Hude 144 · U.S. census
- Hudon 906 · U.S. census
- Hue 704 · U.S. census
- Hueber 522 · U.S. census
- Huerta 33,348 · U.S. census
- Huertas 3,209 · U.S. census
- Hueso 377 · U.S. census
- Huet 430 · U.S. census
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