The Hutcheson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,321 people carried this name — #4,266 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 35,500 people counted. That is up 2% from 8,174 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Hutcheson surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

From a medieval diminutive of the given name Hugh + -son.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Hutcheson» (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 Hugh’.

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

His entry covers Hutchins, Hutchinson, Hutcheson and Hutchison.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 410 · public domain.

In Scotland’s registers today

Hutcheson was recorded 29 times in Scotland’s registers of births, marriages and deaths in 2025.

That made it the 845th most common name in those registers, shared with others on the same count. In 1975, the first year of the series, the count was 50. Each birth counts the child’s surname, each marriage both partners’ and each death the surname of the person who died — a yearly count of registrations, not of the people who live in Scotland.

National Records of Scotland, «Most Common Surnames, 2025» (published 26 May 2026): every surname recorded 10 or more times in the 2025 registers, and the series from 1975 · different spellings are counted separately — © Crown copyright 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

In print

Hutcheson in American newspapers,
1909–1926.

Newspaper page from Vashon Island News-record carrying the name Hutcheson
Vashon Island News-record 1926-09-10
Newspaper page from The Hattiesburg News carrying the name Hutcheson
The Hattiesburg News 1911-09-09
Newspaper page from The Gold Leaf carrying the name Hutcheson
The Gold Leaf 1909-01-28

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 32,093 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hutcheson in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

4,239 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hutcheson. The most, 693, 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 1.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 1,716
New South Wales 1,093
Queensland 660
Western Australia 309
South Australia 240
Tasmania 151
ACT (Canberra) 49
Northern Territory 11

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

Who carried it

People named Hutcheson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • George Hutcheson
    George Hutcheson 1550–1639 · lawyer
  • Francis Hutcheson
    Francis Hutcheson 1694–1746 · writer
  • Francis Hutcheson
    Francis Hutcheson 1694–1746 · writer
  • Frederica Eaten Hutcheson d. 1886
  • Charlotte Niven Doig Hutcheson d. 1902
  • George Hutcheson 1615–1674

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hutcheson,
in the records of 6 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 States707 records

707 records of the Hutcheson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 313
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 117
  • Other U.S. records 277
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Harold A. Hutcheson

    Born 1921 in Tennessee. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia; survey chainman from Knox County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1995, buried at Chattanooga National Cemetery, Tennessee.

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

    Arrived at New York in 1884 aboard the State of Nebraska from Glasgow and Larne, aged 25; miner. From Kirkcaldy, England; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record George Dewey Hutcheson

    Born 1941; from Pensacola, Florida. U.S. Marine Corps; died in an accident 1969 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 707 records for Hutcheson in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · 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). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia291 records

291 records of the Hutcheson name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 131
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 70
  • Other Australian records 90
  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 Mary Hutcheson

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Rajah, sailing from London in 1841. Native of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire.

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

    Arrived in Victoria in 1889 aboard the Iberia, aged 25; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William Hutcheson

    Former farmer of Echuca, Victoria; died 1959.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 291 records for Hutcheson in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada53 records

53 records of the Hutcheson name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 31
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 11
  • Other Canadian records 11
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Ernest Hutcheson

    Served in the No. 2 Construction Battalion in the First World War, private.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Charles H. Hutcheson

    Died 1954; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Donald Hutcheson

    Buried in 1991 at Lundys Lane Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

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

Showing 3 of 53 records for Hutcheson in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Netherlands29 records

29 records of the Hutcheson name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 17
  • Dutch population registers 12
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Jozeas Hutcheson

    In the population register of Vlissingen; sailor, born 1820 in Goes.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Margaret Hutcheson

    Married in 1780 in Rotterdam; born in England.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Andreas Hutcheson

    Married in 1713 in Vught.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 29 records for Hutcheson in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

New Zealand22 records

22 records of the Hutcheson name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 13
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 9
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mary Hutcheson

    Died 1906, aged 72; buried at Omaka Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Amelia Annie Hutcheson

    Died 1921, aged 62; buried at Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Sinclair Hutcheson

    Died 1881, aged 18; buried at Addington Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 22 records for Hutcheson in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom19 records

19 records of the Hutcheson name in the United Kingdom
  • Scottish rolls of honour, First World War 9
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 7
  • Stirling Council burial records 3
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record William Hutcheson

    Born 1884 at Auchinwreath; joiner. Served in the First World War. Named in the Morayshire roll of honour (1921).

    National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Isabella Hutcheson

    Died 1919, aged 62; buried at Dunblane Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. 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 Joseph Sutherland Hutcheson

    Born 1898 at Grantown-on-Spey; farm servant. Served in the First World War. Named in the Morayshire roll of honour (1921).

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

Showing 3 of 19 records for Hutcheson in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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