Hodgen is an ancient
Anglo-Saxon surname that came from the
personal name Roger. The surname is based upon the pet form Hodge. The name Roger is of Old Norman origin and came to
England shortly after the
Norman Conquest of 1066. Many names came to
England in this way, as King William the Conqueror encouraged the immigration of skilled tradesmen into his newly conquered country. The name Roger can be loosely translated as "fame-spear." Names based upon military prowess were quite popular in the early medieval period.
Early Origins of the Hodgen family
The surname Hodgen was first found in
Northumberland 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 Hodgen family
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Hodgen Spelling Variations
The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,
spelling variations are common among early
Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Hodgen has been recorded under many different variations, including Hodgins, Hodgens, Hodgin, Hodgings and others.
Early Notables of the Hodgen family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Hodgen family to Ireland
Some of the Hodgen family moved to
Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Hodgen family to the New World and Oceana
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded
England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Hodgen or a variant listed above:
Hodgen Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
- John Hodgen, who arrived in Virginia in 1638 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)
Hodgen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- J Hodgen, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1855 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)
Hodgen Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
- Jane Hodgen, aged 23, a domestic servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1860 aboard the ship "Schah Jehan"
Contemporary Notables of the name Hodgen (post 1700)
- Donald Hodgen (b. 1963), Northern Irish loyalist and a former member of the Ulster Defence Association