The Hatten surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,907 people carried this name — #5,849 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 50,000 people counted. That is up 10% from 5,360 in 2000.

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In print

Hatten in American newspapers,
1916–1922.

Newspaper page from Stone County Enterprise carrying the name Hatten
Stone County Enterprise 1922-04-06
Newspaper page from Stone County Enterprise carrying the name Hatten
Stone County Enterprise 1922-03-30
Newspaper page from Stone County Enterprise carrying the name Hatten
Stone County Enterprise 1916-11-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 421,274 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hatten in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1970s.

1,972 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hatten. The most, 390, date from the 1930s. New South Wales 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 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 727
Queensland 476
Victoria 278
Western Australia 272
South Australia 161
Tasmania 53
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Hatten,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Kåre Hatten
    Kåre Hatten 1908–1983 · cross-country skier
  • Joe Hatten 1916–1988 · baseball player
  • Barry Hatten 1917–2008 · lawyer
  • Tom Hatten 1926–2019 · actor

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hatten,
in the records of 7 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 States391 records

391 records of the Hatten name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 172
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 74
  • Other U.S. records 145
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William F. Hatten

    Born 1913 in Massachusetts. Enlisted 1942 at Providence, Rhode Island; driver. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1996, buried at Rhode Island Veteran Memorial Cemetery, Exeter, Rhode Island.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Elis Hatten

    Arrived at New York in 1860 aboard the Uncle Toby from Antwerp, aged 17; shoemaker. From Golone, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record George Edward Hatten

    Born 1946; from Hazlehurst, Georgia. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1967 in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 391 records for Hatten 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, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Netherlands134 records

134 records of the Hatten name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 89
  • Dutch population registers 38
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 7
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Gerritje Wilhelmina Hatten

    Married in 1891 in Goor. Died 1943 in Wagenborgen gem.Termunten, aged 73.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Godfried Hatten

    Born 1909 in Leens. Married in 1934 in Assen.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Herman Hatten

    In the population register of Nijmegen; domestic servant, born 1851 in Stad Almelo.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Nijmegen (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 134 records for Hatten in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Australia52 records

52 records of the Hatten name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 32
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 9
  • Other Australian records 11
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jno Hatten

    Arrived in Victoria in 1858 aboard the Wellfleet, aged 19; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Charles Mears Hatten

    Retired of Berwick, Victoria; died 1980.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Alexander Hatten

    Left George Town in 1840 aboard the Joshua Carroll, bound for Portland Bay.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 52 records for Hatten 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: 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); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Norway19 records

19 records of the Hatten name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Kristoffer Hatten

    Census of 1910: Grip; fisherman, born 1872 in Grip.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Gunda Hatten

    Census of 1910: Smaamyren (plads), Trysil; seamstress, born 1892 in Trysil.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Per Hatten

    Census of 1910: Skog, Ytre Rendalen; forestry worker, born 1882 in Trysil.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 3 of 19 records for Hatten in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada10 records

10 records of the Hatten name in Canada
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Other Canadian records 5
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Alberta M. Hatten

    Buried in 1917 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record John T. Hatten

    Married 1893 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record George Ortan Hatten

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 10 records for Hatten in Canada.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Germany5 records

5 records of the Hatten name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Hermann Hatten

    From Rönne, Winsen a. L. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 28 November 1916 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 216).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list August Hatten

    From Duvenstedt, Stormarn. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 6 November 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 266).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Eberhard Hatten

    From Sallwarschienen, Pr.-Eylau. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 17 July 1916.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Hatten in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Hatten name in New Zealand War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record C. Hatten

    New Zealand Infantry. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record T. Hatten

    New Zealand Infantry. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

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

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

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