Hodgkin

English

Etymology

From Hodge, a Middle English diminutive of the given name Roger +‎ -kin.

Proper noun

Hodgkin (plural Hodgkins)

1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hodgkin is the 37544^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 593 individuals. Hodgkin is most common among White (87.35%) individuals.

Derived terms

• Hodgkin's lymphoma

Related terms

• Hodge
• Hodges
• Hodgkins
• Hodgkinson
• Roger
• Rogers

 

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hodgkin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 186.