Hodgkins

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Hodgkins

/ˈhɒd͡ʒkɪnz/ UK

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From Hodgkin + -s from the given name Roger + patronymic suffix -s.

proper noun Hodgkiss

A surname originating as a patronymic.
A village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, named after Jefferson Hodgkins.

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@misc{hodgkins_2026,
  title = {Hodgkins},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hodgkins},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}