How common is the surname Hatch?

26,903 people in the United States had the surname Hatch in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,476 Americans. It ranked 1,304th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hatch?

Orrin Hatch, American politician (1934–2022) – Former United States Senator and Former President Pro Te, followed by Richard Hatch.

Where is the surname Hatch most common?

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

Is the surname Hatch getting more or less common?

More common. 25,564 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 26,903 in 2010, up 5.2%.

The surname Hatch

A surname, carried by 26,903 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H320

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hatch is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 26,903 people named Hatch in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,476 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 25,564.

#1,304

rank among US surnames

26,903

people in 2010

9.1

per 100,000 Americans

+5.2%

change since 2000 (was #1,262)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,295	Slaughter	27,155	11,370
#1,296	Polk	27,094	11,395
#1,297	Lemus	27,079	11,402
#1,298	Covington	27,068	11,406
#1,299	Madrigal	27,033	11,421
#1,300	Clemons	27,022	11,426
#1,301	Rosado	26,998	11,436

Who is named Hatch

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

87% of people named Hatch identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hatchs

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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, 1883–1966
Ashley Hatch
American soccer player, born 1995
Carl Hatch
American politician (1889–1963)
Marshall Hatch
Australian plant biochemist, born 1932
Nancy Dupree
American archaeologist (1927–2017)
Boosie Badazz
American rapper from Louisiana, born 1982

Notable Hatchs come mostly from the United States (7) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hatch

Hatch has the Soundex code H320, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H320.

Questions

Where does the surname Hatch come from?: English surname from the root of hatch (“gate”).
How common is the surname Hatch?: 26,903 people in the United States had the surname Hatch in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,476 Americans. It ranked 1,304th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hatch?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Hatch identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hatch?: Orrin Hatch, American politician (1934–2022) – Former United States Senator and Former President Pro Te, followed by Richard Hatch.
Where is the surname Hatch most common?: Wikidata records people named Hatch in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Hatch getting more or less common?: More common. 25,564 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 26,903 in 2010, up 5.2%.