Hatch Surname
Approximately 45,987 people bear this surname
Hatch Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hatch'; v. Hack (a).
Richard de la Hacche, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Agnes apud Hache, Oxfordshire, ibid.
John atte Hache, Oxfordshire, ibid.
(a) Bapt.
Read More About This SurnameHatch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35,573 | 1:10,189 | 1,237 |
| England | 4,493 | 1:12,401 | 1,824 |
| Canada | 2,265 | 1:16,267 | 2,354 |
| Australia | 2,101 | 1:12,849 | 1,856 |
| New Zealand | 177 | 1:25,584 | 4,487 |
| Wales | 158 | 1:19,586 | 2,087 |
| Fiji | 157 | 1:5,697 | 1,113 |
| South Africa | 156 | 1:347,293 | 31,960 |
| Ireland | 136 | 1:34,625 | 2,899 |
| Scotland | 123 | 1:43,527 | 3,964 |
| Northern Ireland | 107 | 1:17,243 | 2,239 |
| Mexico | 99 | 1:1,253,800 | 14,809 |
| Thailand | 89 | 1:793,689 | 128,670 |
| Brazil | 41 | 1:5,221,325 | 132,593 |
| Barbados | 31 | 1:9,273 | 738 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Isle of Man | 17 | 1:5,048 | 1,065 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 1:170,497 | 8,814 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1:5,360,889 | 8,925 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 112 | 1:39,552 | 3,634 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,516 | 1:9,688 | 1,454 |
| Scotland | 30 | 1:124,774 | 5,666 |
| Wales | 27 | 1:58,089 | 2,880 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:7,412 | 1,296 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,408 | 1:4,825 | 603 |
Hatch (173) may also be a first name.
Hatch Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hatch'; v. Hack (a).
Richard de la Hacche, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Agnes apud Hache, Oxfordshire, ibid.
John atte Hache, Oxfordshire, ibid.
(a) Bapt. 'the son of Hache'; v. Hack. The harder form Hake (which see) was more general.
Hache de Wolmersti, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Hacca fil. Pictavini, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Thomas Hach, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1620. Baptised — George. s. Richard Hatch: St. James, Clerkenwell.
(English) Dweller at a Hatch(-Gate); a Gatekeeper [Middle English hac(c)he, Old English hæcc] Richard de la Hacche. - Hundred Rolls Philip atte Hache.—Parl. Writs. (Anglo-French-Teut.) the French Hache, a weapon-nickname = Axe, Hatchet [French hache, Middle High German hacke, a hatchet, axe, mattock, &c.]
(English) Dweller by the gate or entrance to a forest; one who came from Hatch (gate), the name of several places in England.
In forest districts, agate across the highway to prevent the escape of deer. At-Hache and De la Hacche are found in the H.R. Hache in Domesday appears as a personal name.
Local. A kmd of door or floodgate. These ancient stops or hatches consisted of sundry great stakes and piles erected by fishermen in the river Thames or other streams, for their better convenience of securing fish. Also, a term for gates leading to deer—parks or forests.
(English), Dam or Mound, Gateway.
A location name in Bedfordshire, Kent, Somerset.
Hatch: a gate or bar thrown across a gap. A gate turned, but a hatch consisted of bars that had to be removed. Many indications of hatches remain in Cornwall and Devon - notched blocks of stone, in which the bars rested. The name Balhatchet signifies the hatchet giving access to a bal, or mine. The surnames of Hatch, Hatcher, Hatchman, are still here. Hatchard in another form. Hatch was originally “atte Hatch.” In the Hundred Rolls we have De la Hatche.
User-submitted Reference
The common accepted translation for the origin of the surname is 'of the hatch' or 'gatekeeper' but as Hache can also be linked to the word, axe, it could be argued that the surname refers to another either a knight whose preferred weapon was an axe or it could also be argued that the name derives from specific labour tasks like that of a lumberjack/tree feller.
- gordonhatchHatch Demographics
Average Hatch Salary in
United States
$44,873 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hatch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hatch Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hatch is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hatch? popularity and diffusion
It is the 12,212th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 158,470 people. The surname Hatch is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Hatch are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hatch is also the 694,534th most widely held forename globally It is held by 173 people.
This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 35,573 people, or 1 in 10,189. In The United States Hatch is primarily found in: Utah, where 11 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in 78 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.
Hatch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hatch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hatch last name rose 342 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 585 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 121 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 410 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hatch Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (47%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Hatch last name are 12.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.04% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Hatch earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.4% less than the national average, earning 299,691 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 194.4% more than the national average, earning R 699,612 per year; in United States they earn 4% more than the national average, earning $44,873 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.77% more than the national average, earning $52,552 CAD per year.
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