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![Show Contents]() Hodkins Surname History
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 England
The origins of the name Hodkins are from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It is derived from the son of Hodge. Early Origins of the Hodkins familyThe surname Hodkins was first found in Gloucestershire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Early History of the Hodkins familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hodkins research. Another 80 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1453, 1524, 1560, 1798 and 1866 are included under the topic Early Hodkins History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hodkins Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Hodkins family name include Hodgkins, Hodgskins, Hodgskin, Hodgskines, Hodgskyns, Hodskins, Hodskin, Hodkins, Hodkinson and many more. Early Notables of the Hodkins familyAnother 31 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Hodkins Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Hodkins migration to the United States | + |
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Hodkins surname or a spelling variation of the name include:
Hodkins Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Tho Hodkins, who arrived in Virginia in 1664 1
- Thomas Hodkins, who landed in Maryland in 1676 1
Hodkins Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Hump Hodkins, who arrived in Virginia in 1701 1
- John Hodkins, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1720 1
Hodkins Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Edward Hodkins, who settled in Philadelphia in 1860
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Hodkins migration to the United States 
