Hodgkin

From Hodge, a Middle English diminutive of the given name Roger +‎ -kin.

Hodgkin (plural Hodgkins)

1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Rapp-Hodgkin syndrome

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hodgkin is the 37544^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 593 individuals. Hodgkin is most common among White (87.35%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hodgkin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 186.