Hodson is an English surname. It is derived from Middle English hode and is a patronymic. Notable people with the surname include:Alexander Carlton Hodson (1906–1996), American entomologist Arnold Weinholt Hodson, British colonial administrator Ashley Hodson, English footballer Bert Hodson, Welsh professional golfer Bill Hodson, Australian politician Bridget Hodson, British actress Christina Hodson, British screenwriter Christopher Hodson, British TV director Christopher Hodson, New Zealand barrister and judge Christopher Hodson, 17th century bell-founder Edward Hodson, English cricketer Frodsham Hodson, principal of Brasenose College, Oxford Geoffrey Hodson (1886–1983), occultist, Theosophist, mystic, Liberal Catholic priest, philosopher and esotericist George Hodson (baseball), American baseball player George Hodson, Anglican priest George Stacey Hodson, British World War I flying ace Gordon Hodson, Canadian psychologist Hannah Hodson, American actress Harry Hodson, British journalist and economist James Lansdale Hodson (1891–1956), British novelist, scriptwriter and journalist Jolie Hodson, New Zealand businesswoman Joseph York Hodsdon (1836–1901), Maine state senator Kevin Hodson, Canadian ice hockey player Lee Hodson, Northern Irish footballer Mark Hodson, Anglican bishop Phineas Hodson, British cleric Steve Hodson, British actor Thomas Hodson, British missionary Thomas Callan Hodson, British academic Tom Hodson (1990), rugby league, and rugby union footballer of the 2010s Tommy Hodson, American football quarterback of the 1990s William Stephen Raikes Hodson, British soldier