# Hatch (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hatch/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 26,903 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,304 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 11,476 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.2% (25,564 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

English surname from the root of hatch (“gate”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hatch in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 87% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hatch in the United States and Australia.

## People named Hatch

- Orrin Hatch, American politician (1934–2022) – Former United States Senator and Former President Pro Te
- Richard Hatch, American actor (1945–2017)
- Sidney Hatch, American long-distance runner
- Ashley Hatch, American soccer player
- Carl Hatch, American politician (1889–1963)
- Marshall Hatch, Australian plant biochemist
- Nancy Dupree, American archaeologist (1927–2017)
- Boosie Badazz, American rapper from Louisiana

## Similar surnames

Hash, Hitch, Hodge, Haddock, Hudak, Hedge, Haddix, Heitz, Haddox, Houtz, Hoots, Hotz.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.