How common is the last name Hudson?

129,935 people in the United States have the last name Hudson, about 1 in 2,300. It ranks #220 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

HUDSON

#220

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
129,935
About
1 in 2,300
This common or more
23.4%
Who bears it

Of the 129,935 people with the last name Hudson, 64.1% reported their origin as White, 26.8% as Black and 4.6% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Hudson

#218 Bradley · 130,526#219 Ray · 130,289#221 Armstrong · 129,826#222 Duncan · 129,708

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Hudson, most common first.

#2,376 Hutson · 14,993

Also a first name

As a first name, Hudson ranks #767 of 53,615, with 65,102 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 8,666 births. See Hudson as a first name

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