The Hutchins surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 26,251 people carried this name — #1,344 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 11,200 people counted. That is up 2% from 25,633 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Hutchins 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 «Hutchins» (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 the first U.S. census, 1790

261 families named Hutchins, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 1,442 people lived in those households, 5.5 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 16 other spellings. 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

Virginia 70
Maine 37
New York 35
North Carolina 31
New Hampshire 22
Maryland 18
South Carolina 14
Connecticut 13
Vermont 10
Massachusetts 8
Pennsylvania 2
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. 247 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Hutchins in American newspapers,
1889–1920.

Newspaper page from Omaha Daily Bee carrying the name Hutchins
Omaha Daily Bee 1920-06-12
Newspaper page from The Beatrice Daily Express carrying the name Hutchins
The Beatrice Daily Express 1889-12-05
Newspaper page from Fort Worth Daily Gazette carrying the name Hutchins
Fort Worth Daily Gazette 1890-08-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 171,619 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hutchins in Australian newspapers,
1830s–2000s.

25,816 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hutchins. The most, 7,782, 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 Tasmania, at 6.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Tasmania 10,568
Queensland 3,602
New South Wales 3,344
Victoria 3,183
South Australia 2,751
Western Australia 1,978
ACT (Canberra) 198
Northern Territory 143

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

Who carried it

People named Hutchins,
with a public archive behind them.

  • George Hutchins
    George Hutchins 1640–1705 · politician
  • Michael Hutchins d. 2018 · zoologist
  • Adelaide Jephson d. 1977
  • Robin Leslie Hutchins d. 1973
  • Austen Gordon Hutchins d. 1949
  • Margaret Knoyle d. 1679

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 Hutchins,
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 States2,056 records

2,056 records of the Hutchins name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 955
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 396
  • Other U.S. records 705
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Charles E. Hutchins

    Born 1939; from Cincinnati, Ohio. U.S. Army, track vehicle repairer; died of illness 1966 in South Vietnam. Buried at Camp Nelson National Cemetery, Kentucky.

    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 Charles F. Hutchins

    Born 1920 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Bragg; driver. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Gospel Light Baptist Church, Kernersville, 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 Mary Hutchins

    Arrived at New York in 1856 aboard the Arctic from Liverpool, aged 33; servant. From England.

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

Showing 3 of 2,056 records for Hutchins 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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. 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: 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).

Australia1,011 records

1,011 records of the Hutchins name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 357
  • Tasmanian Names Index 307
  • Other Australian records 347
  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 William Hutchins

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Emerald Isle, sailing from Sheerness in 1843. Native of St Luke's, Middlesex. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1850. Married 1851 in Launceston, Tasmania, aged 24.

    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 Isaac Hutchins

    Died 1891 in Ulverstone, Tasmania, aged 86. Will registered in Tasmania in 1891.

    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 Mary Hutchins

    Arrived in Victoria in 1857 aboard the Florence Nightingale, aged 22; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 1,011 records for Hutchins 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) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · 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).

Canada137 records

137 records of the Hutchins name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 107
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 8
  • Other Canadian records 22
  1. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Sarah Hutchins

    Left New York in 1783 aboard the Clinton, bound for Annapolis and St Johns, aged 21.

    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 Jno Hutchins

    Came to Ontario in 1872 aboard the Prussian, landing at Quebec, bound for London, Ontario; English.

    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 Margaret Hutchins

    Buried in 1970 at Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 62.

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

Showing 3 of 137 records for Hutchins in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · 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. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom36 records

36 records of the Hutchins name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 22
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 12
  • Stirling Council burial records 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Robert Hutchins

    Died 1989, aged 72; buried at St Thomas Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Joseph Hutchins

    Buried in 1849 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 65.

    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 H. Hutchins

    London Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

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

Showing 3 of 36 records for Hutchins 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. · 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); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand12 records

12 records of the Hutchins name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 11
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Elizabeth Ellen Hutchins

    Died 1917, aged 47; 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 Henry Hutchins

    Died 1895, aged 44; buried at Omaka Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William Herford Hutchins

    Died 1965, aged 77; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Hutchins 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).

France7 records

7 records of the Hutchins 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 Andre Emile Hutchins

    Born 1932 in Triguères; died 1975 in La Chapelle-sur-Aveyron (Loiret).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Andree Louise Amelie Hutchins

    Born 1904 in Paris; died 1974 in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Samuel Handish Hutchins

    Born 1918 in Angers (Maine-et-Loire); died 1982 in Prugnanes (Pyrénées-Orientales).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Hutchins 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).

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