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Disentangling
Hod Variants?
'Hodgson is an extremely
prevalent name across the north of England. With a lack of standardized
spellings before Victoria's time, the versions of Hodgson, Hodson, Hodshon,
and even Hudson, tend to be very much entangled. A family might well
spell their name one way, but it does not follow that other people would
copy. One has to take into account all spellings, of which there are
over 1000 variants.
'Therefore we must
address the alternate spellings. HODGSON is the most common form, and
clearly we should also include HODSON, HODGESON, HODSHON and other related
forms. In my view, however, we should exclude HODGKINSON, HODGES and
HUDSON. Generally, the surname dictionaries do not take the view that
they are of the same origin as HODGSON.' Geoffrey Hodgson, Cambridgeshire,
England.
'I have my doubts
about the inclusion of HUDSON as an accepted variant of HODGSON. It
is claimed by writers on surname derivations that the name HUDSON has
quite different origins. I accept that many (early) clerics could only
write what they heard. The pronunciation of both names in some northern
English dialects made any kind of distinction very difficult, especially
in Yorkshire and Lancashire. There is also the problem of the persons
arranging the event who may not themselves have been literate.' Brendan
Hodgson, Hertfordshire, England.
Hodgson is dominant
on Isle of Man with variants Hodson, Hudson, Hudgson and Hudgeon.
IOM was Viking headquarters for the Western Isles. The Odin saga is
depicted on their Sigurd Slabs and Norwegian Wood Carvings at Oslo National
Museum.
'Variants of the
surname HODGSON on the Isle of Man would seem to be HUDGSON, HUDGEON,
HODSON, and HUDSON.' David Morgan, West Midland, England.
'The IGI Directory
for the Isle of Man under the surname HODGSON gives reference to HATSON,
HODSDEN, HOTSON, ODGIEN, HODGSTONE, HOGSTON, ODESON, and OGSON. Does
the IGI grouping make these names fariants of HODGSON? Bruce Hodgson,
Ontario, Canada.
IGI groups non-variants
with Hodgson i.e. Hodgebloom and Hodgsyeard. To date SHARE has
found 1200 variants of Hodgson probably due to a long history of shifts
in dialect, literacy, handwriting, etc.
'An erroneous certificate
had a family name as HODGINSON hence I spent years searching for other
leads. The name was in fact HODGSON.' Marjorie Hanson, Victoria,
Australia.
Hotchkiss is
listed with Hodgson and 27 other variants in the Dictionary of Surnames
by Hanks & Hodges as formed from Hodge. In Scottish Church Records,
Hotchkiss, Hotchkes, Hodgekiss are grouped under Hodgkiss. Hotchkiss
is pronounced Hutchkie. Huskie and Husky are under Hoskie, as is Hodgeskis,
Hodghkess, Hodgkes, Hodkies, Hueskie.
Thanks to Rex
J. Hotchkiss we have the following:
Nov 2004 "The name Hotchkiss would appear
to be a derivative of the Norman Rodgers, meaning spear (Rod) bearer.
This isn't hard wto believe when you hear what a French R sounds like.
The French would not have pronounced the S, but to the Normans, it meant
either Son of, or belonging to, so it is unlikely it would have been
totally dropped. The name originated in Shropshire and migrated to Scotland
in the mid-1700s, where a priest in Airth first recorded in as Hodgecase,
due to the illiteracy of the time. It soon returned to it's original
spelling however. I have heard of the "ss" sound being dropped
before from some of those in Scotland, but being descended from that
family, it doesn't seem to have either stuck or been too prevalent.
Please see my website at: hotchkissclan.org.
Feb 2006 "Since my original quote I have come in
contact with the Huskie's in Scotland, and have discovered the
origin of their name. It seems that in the local dialect of Scotland,
the "s" sound at the end of Hotchkissis commonly dropped,
rather like final consonants in French are dropped. Thus, many people
there actually pronounce the name as Hotchkie, and in fact, this
has become a local spelling variation. Huskie is apparently just
an extension of that variation. It is most prevalent in the Edinburgh
line, which I described in my last note."
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