Hitson

English

Etymology

Unexplained; perhaps a metathesized form of Histon.

Proper noun

Hitson (plural Hitsons)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hitson is the 36900^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 605 individuals. Hitson is most common among White (84.13%) and Black/African American (10.91%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hitson”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 183.