The Hutchinson surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 48,781 people carried this name — #710 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 6,050 people counted. That is up 2% from 47,809 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Hutchinson surname
From a medieval diminutive of the given name Hugh + -son.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Hutchinson» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 64 births for the Hutchinson name in 1890.
They were registered in all four provinces, most of all in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 2,800 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. The count includes the spelling Hutchison. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “Londonderry, Antrim, Down, and Dublin.”
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 76 people named Hutchinson.
32 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Nord.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 52 people named Hutchinson 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
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
33 people named Hutchinson live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In the Nordic population registers
76 people named Hutchinson are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Hutchinson,
with a public archive behind them.
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Leonard Hutchinson d. 1554 · writer
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Andrew Hutchinson d. 1826 · physician
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Robert Hutchinson d. 1773 · illustrator
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Roger Hutchinson d. 1555 · theologian
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Samuel Hutchinson d. 1790 · Anglican priest
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William Forbes Hutchinson d. 1901 · composer
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hutchinson.
- Hussain 16,909 · U.S. census
- Hussein 7,182 · U.S. census
- Husser 631 · U.S. census
- Husson 517 · U.S. census
- Hussong 704 · U.S. census
- Hut 212 · U.S. census
- Huth 4,013 · U.S. census
- Huther 251 · U.S. census
- Hutt 3,189 · U.S. census
- Hutter 2,855 · U.S. census
- Huver 341 · U.S. census
- Huwer 111 · U.S. census
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