The name ‘Hudson’ originates from England. it is a variant of the name ‘Hudd’ which is from the popular Mediieval name of Hudde, which is of complex origin. It is usually explained as a pet form of Hugh, but there was a pre-existing old English personal name, ‘Huda’, underlying place names such as Huddington, Worcestshire. The name ‘Hudd’ is now found mainly in the Bristol area, However, the given name was once popular throughout England. The patronimic, ‘Hudson’ is very common and widely distributed throughout the British Isles, but is still most frequent in Yorkshire. Compiled information from Historical and Private archive’s has confirmed that the surname ‘Hudson’ and or it’s variant’s, dates as far back as the 14th century were a ‘Johannes Hudson’, from the County of Yorkshire, England, is recorded in 1379. The exact period of settlement in North America has not been definately determined but Information extracted from Public and Civil registry archive’s confirm that this family was founded in America by the ‘Reverand Joshua Hudson’, who emigrated from Manchester, England, in 1828 and settled in Center Moriches, New Y…
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