Hatton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Hatton Name Meaning: Habitational from any of the various places named 'Hatton',maily in Lancashire. Old english hoed 'heathland' + tun 'settlement'.

As a surname it was generally given to people who left their original Hatton village, and moved elsewhere. The earliest recorded spelling is that of 'Sir Christopher Hatton'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hatton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hatton family

Profession Census Frequency
School 747
General Labourer 64
Farm Labourer 53
Coal Miner Hewer 53
Labourer 49
General Servant (domestic) 49
Private Means 43
None 43
Dressmaker 38
Clerk 34
Butcher 31
House Painter 30
Scholar 29
At Home 27
Farmer 26
School Boy 25
At School 21
Carter 21
Cotton Weaver 21
Laundress 20
Housekeeper 20
Domestic Servant 19
House Keeper 18
Assisting In Business 18
Coal Miner (hewer) 17

Hatton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hutton 83% 42,613
2 Hatton 100% 38,795
3 Hatten 83% 2,939
4 Hotten 67% 1,792
5 Hotton 83% 1,755
6 Haton 83% 1,625
7 Hitton 83% 1,387
8 Hattan 83% 782
9 Hetton 83% 297
10 Hattin 83% 230
11 Hutten 67% 220
12 Hootton 71% 203
13 Heatton 86% 170

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The surname Hatton is the 2nd most popular variant of Hutton.

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