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Hodges Family History
Hodges Genealogy & Family TreeHodges is an English name from Yorkshire, England, where the earliest known Hodges--Johannes Hodgeson, Thomas Hogge, Johannes Hoggeson, Ebbota Hoggese, and Ricardus Hoge--were recorded in 1379. It comes from a nickname for the given name Roger which means "famous with the spear." The family motto is Dant lucem crescentibus orti which means "Rising from the crescents they give light."
Other spellings include "Hodge" and "Hodgeson." Notable people with the surname include American basketball player Craig Hodges (San Diego Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks, Phoenix Suns), American baseball player Gil Hodges (Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Mets, Washington Senators), and American jazz musician Johnny Hodges. The first Hodges to come to America was Elizabeth Hodges in Virginia in 1623.
Hodges Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Dinah Hodges -- --, 1837 December 0, 1884 North Carolina
- Edmund Hodges -- --, 1795 December 7, 1869 Ontario
- Ebenezer Hodges -- --, 1768 November 15, 1832 Massachusetts
- Margaret Hodges -- --, 1765 November 13, 1858
- Esther Hodges -- --, 1660 August 27, 1728 Rhode Island
Hodges Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Charlotte Bowne Hodges -- --, 1810 January 26, 1877 New York
- Andrew Bowne Hodges -- --, 1812 January 2, 1876 New York
- Isaac Hodges -- --, 1729 Massachusetts
- Hester Hodges -- --, 1630 December 0, 1696
- Henry Hodges -- --, 1605 May 15, 1643
