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Hutchins History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

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Origins Available:
Scotland
Ireland
England

Viking settlers in ancient Scotland were the ancestors of the first people to use the name Hutchins. It comes 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. Today, the plural form of the name is more popular as in "Hutchins" or "Hutchens," but years ago the singular form was far more common.

Early Origins of the Hutchins family

The surname Hutchins was first found in Ross-shire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Rois), a former county now part of the Council Areas of Highland and Western Isles in Northern Scotland, which emerged from the Gaelic lordship of the Earl of Ross, where they held a family seat from very ancient times.

The variants Hutcheon and Hutchon were the most common spellings used in both forenames and surnames in Scotland, as we shall soon see.

"Huchon was used in the thirteenth century instead of Huon as the regular oblique case of Hue. In Scotland during the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries Hutcheoun (ch sibilant) regularly appears as a Christian name, the equivalent of Hugh or Hew in the vernacular. Hucheon Fraser, Lord of the Lovet is mentioned in 1422 and in 1510 a succeeding Lord Lowat is named Heow. Huchon Ker appears in 1467, and Huchown the Ross, 1481." 2

Just over the border in Yorkshire, England the Yorkshire Poll Tax had two entries for the family: Isabella Huchon, doghter; and Willelmus Huchon. 3 In Somerset, John Huchoun was registered there 1 Edward III (during the first year of King Edward III's reign.) 4

Early History of the Hutchins family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hutchins research. Another 181 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1400, 1471, 1481, 1494, 1497, 1525, 1547, 1548, 1558, 1565, 1576, 1577, 1581, 1590, 1596, 1598, 1602, 1612, 1628, 1629, 1639, 1641, 1642, 1693, 1698, 1705, 1734, 1773 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Hutchins History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hutchins Spelling Variations

Translation and spelling were non-standardized practices in the Middle Ages, so scribes had only their ears to rely on. This was a practice of extremely limited efficiency, and spelling variations in names, even within a single document, were the result. Over the years, Hutchins has appeared Hutchins, Hutchings, Hutchin, Hutcheon, Huchens, Hutcheons, Hutchon, Houchin, Houchen, Houchens, MacCutcheon, MacQuestion and many more.

Early Notables of the Hutchins family

Notable amongst the Clan from early times was

Edward Hutchins (1558?-1629), English divine, born about 1558 of poor parents, was, according to Wood, a native of Denbighshire. About 1576 he matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford: he graduated B...
Sir George Hutchins (d. 1705), king's serjeant, was the son and heir of Edmund Hutchins of Georgeham in Devonshire. 5
John Hutchins (1698-1773), topographer, born at Bradford Peverell in Dorsetshire on 21 Sept. 1698, was son of Richard Hutchins (d. 1734), who was for many years curate of Bradford Peverell, and from 1...

Hutchins Ranking

In the United States, the name Hutchins is the 1,052^nd most popular surname with an estimated 27,357 people with that name. 6

Migration of the Hutchins family to Ireland

Some of the Hutchins family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 71 words (5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hutchins migration to the United States +

The fertile east coast of what would become US and Canada was soon dotted with the farms of Scottish settlers. Some of them remained faithful to the crown and called themselves United Empire Loyalists, while others had the chance to pay back their old oppressors in the American War of Independence. That brave spirit lives on today in the highland games that dot North America in the summer. Passenger and immigration lists indicate that members of the Hutchins family came to North America quite early:

Hutchins Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Mr. Richard Hutchins, British settler who sailed from Isle of Wight arriving in Salem, Massachusetts in 1630 aboard the ship "Ambrose" as part of the Winthrop Fleet 7
Isaac Hutchins, who landed in Virginia in 1637 8
Elizabeth Hutchins, who landed in New England in 1637-1639 8
George Hutchins, who arrived in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1638 8
Eliz Hutchins, who arrived in Virginia in 1642 8
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Hutchins Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Daniel Hutchins, who arrived in Virginia in 1711 8
Nicholas Hutchins, who arrived in Virginia in 1713 8
Anne Hutchins, who arrived in New England in 1721 8
Parley Hutchins, who landed in New England in 1774 8
Anthony Hutchins, who landed in Mississippi in 1798 8

Hutchins Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

William Hutchins, aged 21, who arrived in Savanna(h), Georgia in 1821 8
Abraham Hutchins, who arrived in New York in 1835 8
Abram Hutchins, who landed in New York in 1835 8
Robert Hutchins, aged 24, who landed in New York in 1854 8
Gerhart Hutchins, who landed in Arkansas in 1887 8
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Hutchins migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hutchins Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Tobias Hutchins, who settled in St. John's, Newfoundland in 1682 9

Hutchins Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Catha Hutchins, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1750
Eleanor Fides, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1750
Henry Hutchins, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1750
Mary Hutchins, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1750

Hutchins migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Hutchins Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. John Hutchins who was convicted in Middlesex, England for life, transported aboard the "Dick" on 2nd October 1820, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 10
William Hutchins, English convict from Surrey, who was transported aboard the "Adamant" on March 16, 1821, settling in New South Wales, Australia 11
Mr. Thomas Hutchins, English soldier who was convicted in Chichester, West Sussex, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Captain Cook" on 2nd May 1833, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 12
Isaac Hutchins, English convict from Southampton, who was transported aboard the "Arab" on February 22, 1834, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 13
William Hutchins, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Waterloo" in 1840 14
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Hutchins migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Hutchins Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

G. E. Hutchins, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Annie Wilson" in 1863
Abraham Hutchins, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Asterope" in 1865
Mary Hutchins, aged 53, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Strathnaver" in 1874
John Hutchins, aged 24, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Woodlark" in 1874
Henry Hutchins, aged 39, who arrived in Lyttelton, New Zealand aboard the ship "Apelles" in 1874
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Hutchins migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 15

Hutchins Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Mr. Nevill Hutchins, (b. 1614), aged 20, British settler travelling from Gravesend, UK aboard the ship "Hopewell" arriving in Barbados on 17th February 1634 8
Mr. Anthony Hutchins, (b. 1603), aged 32, British settler travelling aboard the ship "Expedition" arriving in Barbados in 1636 16

Hutchins Settlers in West Indies in the 18th Century

Joseph Hutchins, who landed in Barbados in 1771 8

Contemporary Notables of the name Hutchins (post 1700) +

Halyna Hutchins (1979-2021), Ukrainian-born American cinematographer credited with work on more than 30 films, short films and TV miniseries, including the films Archenemy, Darlin', and Blindfire; she was killed on set when a prop firearm was discharged
Charles Pelton Hutchins (1872-1938), American college football coach
Carlton Barmore Hutchins (1904-1938), U.S. Naval aviator, posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, eponym of the destroyer USS Hutchins (DD-476)
Thomas Hutchins (1730-1789), American military engineer, cartographer, geographer and surveyor
Melvin R. Hutchins (b. 1928), retired American NBA basketball player
Maude Phelps McVeigh Hutchins (1899-1991), American novelist
Carleen Maley Hutchins (1911-2009), American former high school science teacher, violinmaker and researcher, best-known for her violin octet
Edwin Hutchins, American professor and former department head of cognitive science at the University of California
Robert Maynard Hutchins Ph.D., (1889-1977), American educational philosopher, President of the University of Chicago (1929–1945) and its Chancellor (1945–1951)
Seaman First Class Johnnie David Hutchins, American seaman awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1943
... (Another 9 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Hutchins family +

HMS Hood

Mr. Albert J Hutchins (b. 1911), English Petty Officer serving for the Royal Navy from Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 17

USS Arizona

Mr. Edward F. Hutchins, American Lieutenant working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he survived the sinking 18

Citations +

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Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Pilgrim Ship's of 1600's. Retrieved January 6th 2023 from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
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)
Seary E.R., Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, Montreal: McGill's-Queen's Universtity Press 1998 ISBN 0-7735-1782-0
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 8th July 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/Dick
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Adamant voyage to New South Wales, Australia in 1821 with 144 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/adamant/1821
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 17th December 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/captain-cook
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2015, January 8) Arab voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1834 with 230 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/arab/1834
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) WATERLOO 1840. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1840Waterloo.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
Pilgrim Ship Lists Early 1600's retrieved 29th September 2021. Retrieved from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood: Crew Information - H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour, Men Lost in the Sinking of H.M.S. Hood, 24th May 1941. (Retrieved 2016, July 15) . Retrieved from http://www.hmshood.com/crew/memorial/roh_24may41.htm
Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). Retrieved from http://pearl-harbor.com/arizona/casualtylist.html