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
General Labourer 64
Living On Own Means 58
General Servant Domestic 51
Coal Miner Hewer 48
Cook Domestic 35
Cotton Weaver 33
Farmer 32
Scholar 31
Dress Maker 30
Servant Domestic 23
Butcher 23
Domestic Servant 21
Laundress Wash 19
Coal Hewer 19
Dressmaker 17
Housemaid Domestic 16
Tailoress 16
Bricklayer Labourer 14
Charwoman 13
House Painter 13
School 13
Plumber 12
Milliner 12
Bricklayer 11
Tailor 11

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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