Hodges
A patronymic surname meaning “son of Hodge,” with Hodge originally a medieval nickname for Roger.
The #471 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 4,397 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Hodges comes from Hodge, a medieval nickname for Roger. The final -s was added in the familiar English patronymic way to mean “son of.” The older nickname Hodge is itself one of the many English pet forms that developed from the Norman name Roger.
History
English surname writers of the 19th century regularly grouped Hodges with other Roger-derived forms such as Hodgson, Hodgkin, and Hodson. The name appears in records from at least the medieval and early modern periods, and it remained established across England. It also spread to Ireland and the wider ангlosphere through later migration.
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Fun fact
Hodges belongs to a large surname family ultimately tracing back to Roger, which also produced forms like Rogers and Rodgers.
From the historical record
“counsel. HODGES. From Hodge, a nick-name of Roger, the " s" being added for son. HODGEKTNS. From Hodge, as above, and the patronymic termination Tans; — changed now to Hotchkiss. HODSON. The son of Hod or Hodge. HOE. (Welsh.) A state of rest, a stay; ease, quiet Hoh, Saxon, the heel. Local, Haut, Fr., high, the…”
— An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names