HODGSON

HODGSON. The son of Hodge or Roger. This name in the North of England is pronounced Ilodgiu, while in the South it has taken not only the pronunciation, but the spelling, of Hodson or Hudson. The name of Hodgson is ancient at Newcastleupon-Tyne, being found in records of temp. Edward I., and the Hodgsons of Stella and Acton, CO. Northumberland, trace a clear pedigree to 1424.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.