The Hutchings surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,833 people carried this name — #4,025 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 33,400 people counted. That is up 8% from 8,182 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Hutchings surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

From a medieval diminutive of the given name Hugh + patronymic suffix -s.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Hutchings» (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, Hutchings, 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 Argentina’s national register

At least 23 people named Hutchings live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

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

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 23

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Hutchings was found among the farmers of 4 counties.

It was most frequent in Somerset: 27 in every 10,000 farmers there — about 1 in 370. 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

Somerset 27
Devon 17
Oxfordshire 10
Cornwall 8

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 print

Hutchings in American newspapers,
1877–1895.

Newspaper page from The Frankfort Roundabout carrying the name Hutchings
The Frankfort Roundabout 1895-07-13
Newspaper page from Lyon County Times carrying the name Hutchings
Lyon County Times 1877-12-08
Newspaper page from Lyon County Times carrying the name Hutchings
Lyon County Times 1878-01-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 226,280 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hutchings in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

11,412 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hutchings. The most, 3,190, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 5,291
Victoria 2,226
South Australia 1,572
Queensland 1,414
Western Australia 490
Tasmania 286
ACT (Canberra) 103
Northern Territory 2

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

Who carried it

People named Hutchings,
with a public archive behind them.

  • James Mason Hutchings
    James Mason Hutchings 1820–1902 · businessperson
  • Elvira Bonney Sproat Hutchings
    Elvira Bonney Sproat Hutchings 1842–1917 · painter
  • Hubert Hutchings d. 1898 · barrister
  • Florence Hutchings d. 1871
  • Irene Hutchings d. 1959
  • Elizabeth Medlicott d. 1757

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 Hutchings,
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 States1,079 records

1,079 records of the Hutchings name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 275
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 243
  • Other U.S. records 561
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Leonard M. Hutchings

    Born 1914 in Texas. Enlisted 1941 at Dallas; farm hand from Lamar County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1995, buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Paris, Texas.

    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 Clara Hutchings

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Majestic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 27; servant. From London, England.

    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 Alvin Dale Hutchings

    Born 1946; from Sparta, Tennessee. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; died of wounds 1966 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 1,079 records for Hutchings in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · 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) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). 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).

Australia584 records

584 records of the Hutchings name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 249
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 100
  • Other Australian records 235
  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 John Hutchings

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Enchantress, sailing from Portsmouth in 1833. Native of Wiltshire. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1856.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Philip Henry Hutchings

    Married 1873 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 22. Died 1933 in Tasmania, aged 82.

    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 Stephen Hutchings

    Arrived in Queensland in 1889 aboard the Taroba, aged 20.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 584 records for Hutchings 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) · 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); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada150 records

150 records of the Hutchings name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 60
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 41
  • Other Canadian records 49
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Edward Hutchings

    Killed in 1930 at the Greenwood Mine, Nova Scotia.

    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 Grace Alma Hutchings

    Buried in 1960 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 74.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Daisy Rita Hutchings

    Buried in 1994 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 95.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.

Showing 3 of 150 records for Hutchings in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · 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. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom50 records

50 records of the Hutchings name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 36
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 9
  • Other British records 5
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Roland Hutchings

    Died 1969, aged 51; buried at Bannockburn Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William Hutchings

    Will proved in 1933; of Colwyn Bay, Denbigh.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record G. C. Hutchings

    Dorsetshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 50 records for Hutchings 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) · Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand15 records

15 records of the Hutchings name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John James Hutchings

    Died 1952, aged 69; buried at Addington 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 Beatrice Mary Hutchings

    Died 1972, aged 76; buried at Ruru Lawn, 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 William Hutchings

    Died 1907, aged 58; buried at Addington Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 15 records for Hutchings in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City 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).

France2 records

2 records of the Hutchings 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 Benjamin Simon Hutchings

    Born 1952 in the United Kingdom; died 1991 in Volx (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence).

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

    Born 1916 in the United Kingdom; died 1992 in Palasca (Corse).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

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).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Hutchings name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 1
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record George Fredrick Hutchings

    Married in 1945 in Tilburg.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Emily Gertrude Hutchings

    In a population register; born 1865 in Londen.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

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); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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