Where does “Hutson” come from?

Hutson is an English surname of uncertain origin and meaning, possibly derived from a patronymic form, though its etymological chain remains undocumented.

Ancestry of “Hutson”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Hudd	—
2	English	Hugh	—
3	Old French	Hughe	—
4	Proto-Germanic	hugiz	mind, thought, sense, understanding
5	Proto-Indo-European	ḱk-í-s ~ ḱk-éy-s	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	ḱek-	to be able, capable

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