# Hutchinson

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhʌt͡ʃɪnsən/ · frequency rank #16,729

## Definitions
1. A surname transferred from the given name.
2. A placename in the United States:
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8. A village in the Northern Cape province, South Africa, named after Walter Hely-Hutchinson.

## Etymology
From a medieval diminutive of the given name Hugh + -son.

## Easily confused with
- **Hutchison** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hutchinson-vs-hutchison)
- **Hutchins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hutchins-vs-hutchinson)

## Common misspellings (16)
`hhutchinson`, `htuchinson`, `hucthinson`, `hutcchinson`, `hutchhinson`, `hutchinnson`, `hutchinosn`, `hutchinsno`, `hutchinsonn`, `hutchinsson`, `hutchisnon`, `hutchnison`, `hutcihnson`, `huthcinson`, `huttchinson`, `uhtchinson`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hutchinson