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Hatton Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of several places called Hatton (Cheshire Derbyshire Lincolnshire Middlesex Shropshire Staffordshire Warwickshire) Hatton Hall (Cheshire) or Cold and High Hatton (Shropshire). The placenames derive from Old English hǣth ‘heath heather’ + tūn ‘farmstead estate’. Compare Heath . English: variant of Atton with prosthetic H- a topographic name from Middle English atte toun ‘(dweller) at the settlement’ (Old English æt thǣm tūn(e)). Compare Towne . Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Chatáin a patronymic from a personal name meaning ‘servant of (Saint) Catan’; see McHatton . French: from the Old French oblique case of the ancient Germanic personal name Hado Hatto a short form of various compound names beginning with hadu ‘strife’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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

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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 United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 219 Hatton families living in Ontario. This was about 58% of all the recorded Hatton's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Hatton families in 1911.
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What did your Hatton ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Student were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Hatton. 39% of Hatton men worked as a Farmer and 27% of Hatton women worked as a Student. Some less common occupations for Americans named Hatton were Carpenter and Housewife. .

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Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    39%
  • Laborer
    12%
  • Labourer
    11%
  • Carpenter
    8%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Student
    27%
  • Government
    22%
  • Housekeeper
    11%
  • Housewife
    11%
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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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