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Hatton Name Meaning

English (mainly Lancashire): habitational name from any of the various places named Hatton, from Old English h?ð ‘heathland’, ‘heather’ (see Heath) + tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. Examples of the place name are found in Cheshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, West London, Shropshire, Staffordshire, and Warwickshire. French: from the Old French oblique case of the Germanic personal name Hado, Hatto, a short form of various compound names beginning with hadu ‘strife’. Irish (Ulster) and Scottish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Chatáin (Irish), Mac Gille Chatain (Scottish) (see McHatton). Scottish: habitational name, perhaps in part of English origin (see 1), but perhaps also from a Scottish place name.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Halton, Tatton, Watton, Catton, Harton, Hayton, Dalton, Haston

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Hatton Ethnicity Estimate

What are the common regions with the Hatton name?

These results combine data from everyone in the AncestryDNA® database with the last name Hatton. The Ancestry® ethnicity regions shown are top five most common on average for these people.

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  • England & Wales

    55%

  • Ireland & Scotland

    20%

  • Germanic Europe

    7%

  • Eastern Europe & Russia

    3%

  • Norway

    2%

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Hatton Family Origin

Where is the Hatton family from?

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    You can see how Hatton families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Hatton family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Hatton families were found in the UK in 1891. In 1840 there were 18 Hatton families living in Kentucky. This was about 13% of all the recorded Hatton's in the USA. Kentucky had the highest population of Hatton families in 1840.
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    Hatton Family Occupations

    What did your Hatton ancestors do for a living?

    In 1880, a less common occupation for the Hatton family was Farm Laborer. The most common Hatton occupation in the USA was Farmer. 34% of Hatton's were Farmers. Farmer, Laborer and Keeping House were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Hatton.

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    • Farmer

      34%

    • Laborer

      8%

    • Keeping House

      6%

    • Farm Laborer

      4%

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    Hatton Historical Records

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    Census Record

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    Passenger List

    There are 14,000 immigration records available for the last name Hatton. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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    Draft Card

    There are 18,000 military records available for the last name Hatton. For the veterans among your Hatton ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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    Hatton Life Expectancy

    What is the average Hatton lifespan?

    Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Hatton life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Hatton in 1940 was 51, and 71 in 2004.

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