Hutto (surname)

Hutto is a surname of unknown origin, introduced into the United States in the 18th century. Isaac Hutto was the first Hutto to enter the United States from Germany; however, he was not German and it is unknown what his nationality actually was. The name is most commonly found in the southern United States.

In 1962 Edgar Hutto published a 47-page book describing Isaac Hutto's journey to America, entitled Isaac (Otto) Hutto from the German Rhine to the Edisto in Carolina.^[1]

Genealogical research by Joel Hutto published in 2024 found that Isaac Hutto, Sr. (Isaac Haudot) was born into a French Calvinist Protestant family prior to emigrating to Charleston, South Carolina, US via Germany.

Famous people with the surname Hutto include:

• Benjamin Hutto (1947–2015), president of the Royal School of Church Music
• C. Bradley Hutto (born 1957), member of the South Carolina Senate
• David Hutto (born 1977), American rapper who performs under the moniker Boondox.
• Earl Hutto (1926–2020), U.S. Representative from Florida
• George Rubin Hutto (1870-1922), American educator
• J. B. Hutto (1926–1983), American blues musician
• James Emory Hutto (1824–1914), founder of Hutto, Williamson County, Texas

Hutto can also refer to the T. Don Hutto Residential Center, used to detain immigrants, located near Hutto, Texas.