The Hatchett surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,726 people carried this name — #6,005 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 51,500 people counted. That is up 7% from 5,334 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Hatchett surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Achard’.

An early record he cites: Henry Achard, Huntingdonshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Hatchard and Hatchett.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 365 · public domain.

In print

Hatchett in American newspapers,
1912–1928.

Newspaper page from Imperial Valley Press carrying the name Hatchett
Imperial Valley Press 1928-05-18
Newspaper page from The Independent-reporter carrying the name Hatchett
The Independent-reporter 1912-12-26
Newspaper page from The Libby Herald carrying the name Hatchett
The Libby Herald 1913-01-10

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,319 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hatchett in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1990s.

2,372 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hatchett. The most, 987, date from the 1860s. South Australia has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 4.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 1,465
Western Australia 452
Victoria 178
New South Wales 135
Queensland 106
Tasmania 20
ACT (Canberra) 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hatchett.

Who carried it

People named Hatchett,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Elizabeth Martha Collick Hatchett
    Elizabeth Martha Collick Hatchett 1756–1837
  • Charles Hatchett
    Charles Hatchett 1765–1847 · writer
  • Joseph W. Hatchett
    Joseph W. Hatchett 1932–2021 · judge
  • Bulkeley Hatchett 1750–1830
  • Anna Frederica Hatchett 1797–1881
  • Truly Hatchett 1881–1970 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hatchett,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States346 records

346 records of the Hatchett name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 174
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 105
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 35
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 18
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 7
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 2
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Hollie H. Hatchett

    Born 1922 in Arkansas. Enlisted 1943 at Little Rock; hospital attendant from Pulaski County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1976, buried at Little Rock National Cemetery, Arkansas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Kyle Henry Hatchett

    Born 1945; from New York, New York. U.S. Army; died in an accident 1965 in South Vietnam. Buried at Hampton National Cemetery, Virginia.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ellen Hatchett

    Arrived at New York in 1851 aboard the Onward from Cork & Liverpool, aged 34; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 346 records for Hatchett in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia60 records

60 records of the Hatchett name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 26
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 23
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 5
  • Tasmanian Names Index 4
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record William Hatchett

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Countess of Harcourt, arriving 1824; ticket of leave 1828.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Albert Hatchett

    Arrived in Queensland in 1909 aboard the Rippingham Grange, aged 15.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Keith Hatchett

    Dental mech of E Brunswick, Victoria; died 1968.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 60 records for Hatchett in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada16 records

16 records of the Hatchett name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 15
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Ella M. Hatchett

    Died 1900 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record William John Hatchett

    Died 1927 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Catherine Hatchett

    Married 1881 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 16 records for Hatchett in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

United Kingdom6 records

6 records of the Hatchett name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 5
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Willm M. Hatchett

    Buried in 1793 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 52.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. H. Hatchett

    Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record G. A. Hatchett

    Welsh Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Hatchett in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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