Answers. Best Answer: Surname: Hudson This interesting Anglo-Scottish surname is a patronymic. It derives from the personal name Hudde, which itself has three possible origins.Firstly it may be a nickname form of the pre 7th century Old Saxon Hugh, a name meaning mind or heart.This name was very popular with the Normans, who used it widely in England after the Conquest of 1066.econdly Hudde can be a nickname form of the Germanic and French Ricard or Richard, and thirdly it can be from the Olde English personal name, Huda, which gave its name to places such as Huddington in Worcestershire. In England Hudson is especially popular in Yorkshire.
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Swarthmore College (/ËswÉËÎ¸.mÉËr/ SWAHTH-mor locally, or /ËswÉËrÎ¸.mÉËr/ SWAWRTH-mor), is a private liberal arts college located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Philadelphia. Founded in 1864, Swarthmore was one of the earliest coeducational colleges in the United States. The school was organized by a committee of Quakers from three Hicksite yearly meetings: Philadelphia, Baltimore, and New York.