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Etymology of Hitchenson

What does the name Hitchenson mean?

The name Hitchenson was first used by Viking settlers in ancient Scotland. It was derived from Huchon, a diminutive form of Hugh. 1 Patronymic surnames arose out of the vernacular and religious given name traditions. This name is the equivalent of Hugh in the vernacular of Scotland. The suffix 'son' indicates "son of."

Early Origins of the Hitchenson family

The surname Hitchenson was first found in Northumberland. The family originated at Castle Cronenberg in Norway about 900 A.D. Hutchin, a Viking noble accompanied Harold Harfager, who settled on the north east coast at Bishop Middleham in Northumberland. Later, some of the family were found in Yorkshire as the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 list: Mathew Huchonson; Isota Huchonson; Willelmus Hugehonson; and Mathew Huchonson. 2

"In the 17th century the Hutchinsons held property around the city of Durham; at that time they were the most numerous and respectable of the yeomanry of the village of Bishop Middleham, but in the 18th century many of them migrated to Stockton and Whitton in the same county." 3

Early History of the Hitchenson family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hitchenson research. Another 101 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1553, 1555, 1570, 1586, 1587, 1591, 1606, 1610, 1615, 1620, 1633, 1634, 1636, 1638, 1642, 1643, 1660, 1663, 1664, 1674, 1681, 1693, 1737, 1739, 1748, 1797 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Hitchenson History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hitchenson Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hutchinson, Hutchenson and others.

Early Notables of the Hitchenson family

William Hutchinson (1586-1642), born in Lincolnshire who arrived in Boston aboard the Griffin in 1634 became a prominent merchant and judge in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and one of the founders of Rhode Island. Sir Thomas Hutchinson (1587-1643), was an English Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire. Colonel John Hutchinson (1615-1664), was an English Puritan leader and politician who signed the death warrant of King Charles I, but was not executed, but in 1663 he was accused of involvement in the Derwentdale Plot and sent to prison where he eventually died. Anne Hutchinson (1591-1643), was one of the first settlers in the Boston Bay Colony...
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Migration of the Hitchenson family to Ireland

Some of the Hitchenson family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Hitchenson migration to Australia +

Hitchenson Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • William N. Hitchenson, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Ascendant" in 1849 4
  1. Arthur, William , An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. London: 1857. Print
  2. Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
  3. Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
  4. State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The ASCENDANT 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Ascendant.htm

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