Hogben

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proper noun

A surname from Middle English.

OriginMiddle English huckbone →
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Meanings

proper nounHogben (plural Hogbens)

plural Hogbens

  1. A surname from Middle English.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishhuckbone“hip bone”
  2. EnglishHogben

From Middle English huckbone (“hip bone”), a nickname for someone with a deformed hip who probably walked crookedly.Alternatively, a Viking name based on the norse for "high village" ie "hogbyn", which is the earliest recorded spelling of the name. Interestingly, there is a village in Kent called Hogben's Hill".

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APA

Hogben. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hogben

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“Hogben.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hogben. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hogben,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hogben.

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