Hudgens History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Hudgens family

Early History of the Hudgens family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hudgens research. Another 85 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1766, 1787, 1798, 1800, 1823, 1845, 1866, 1875 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Hudgens History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hudgens 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. Hudgens has been recorded under many different variations, including Hodgins, Hodgens, Hodgin, Hodgings and others.

Early Notables of the Hudgens family

Notables of the family at this time include John Hodgkin (1766-1845), grammarian, born at Shipston-on-Stour, 1766, was educated partly at a quakers' school at Worcester, and partly by his uncle, Thomas Hodgkin, a successful private tutor in London, who invited his nephew to enter his own profession. In 1787 he joined Thomas Young in superintending the education of Hudson Gurney. The two tutors seem to have given each other mutual instruction for four years, and tutors and pupil remained warm friends through life. 4His son, Thomas Hodgkin (1798-1866), the British physician, and pathologist was born at Tottenham, Middlesex, 17 Aug. 1798...
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Hudgens Ranking

In the United States, the name Hudgens is the 4,496^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 5

Migration of the Hudgens family to Ireland

Some of the Hudgens family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Hudgens family

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 Hudgens or a variant listed above: Thomas Hodgins who settled in New England in 1654; Margaret Hodgins settled in New York in 1823 along with Henry and James.