The English surname of Hutchinson comes from the Middle English term of ‘hutchin’ which referred to one’s spirit and mind. Variations in spelling for Hutchinson include Hutchieson, Hutcheson and Hutchison. In northern England is where most with the Hutchinson surname reside. They are in Northumberland, Yorkshire, Durham, Lancashire and then in the City of London to the south. In Scotland the Hutchinson name is mostly in Lanarkshire, Midlothian, Renfrewshire and Dumfries-shire. Within the United States the Hutchinson families mostly settled in Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, California, Florida, New Jersey, Washington, Michigan, Virginia, Kansas and Iowa. Famous: Eric Hutchinson (singer and songwriter), Joey Hutchinson (footballer from England), Thomas J. Hutchinson (Irish 19th century explorer and writer), Peter O. Hutchinson (19th century English artist), John Hutchinson (set up in the 19th century the first chemical factory in England), Fred Hutchinson (professional baseball player) and James Sather Hutchinson (explorer of the American Sierra Nevada).