Parent’s name

Hodge surname meaning

An English surname from Hogge or Hodge, a medieval pet form of Roger, with some early records overlapping the nickname “hog.”

Confidence: Disputed
US frequency: Rank 655 · 50,700 people
Common variants: Hodge, Hodges, Hogge, Hogg

Confidence: Disputed. More than one origin is plausible, or sources disagree. We show the conflict rather than pick a cute answer.

The short story

Hodge is chiefly an English surname from Hogge or Hodge, a medieval pet form of Roger. The rhyming change from Roger to Hogge is visible in Middle English records, and Hodge was especially associated with Norfolk and Suffolk. Yet early spellings could not always distinguish this personal name from the nickname hog, so some Hodge families may have a different route. Hodges is a related patronymic-looking form, while Hogg can preserve the animal nickname. The catalog uses parent’s name for the dominant Roger route, with disputed confidence because medieval records merge the two histories.

Also seen as: Hodge, Hodges, Hogge, Hogg

Sources used

Ancestry surname meaning for Hodge citing DAFN 2022 (Hogge pet form of Roger and Hogg overlap)
Geneanet “HODGE” (Norfolk and Suffolk personal-name history)
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