Given name & surname
Hodson
“the son of the hooded man”
Hodson is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “the son of the hooded man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “the son of the hooded man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
In English usage, Hodson as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Hodge.
Hodson’s family of names
In English usage, Hodson as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Hodge. Hodson has a related form in Hodeson. Hodson has a related form in Hodsan.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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