The Hiatt surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,247 people carried this name — #3,486 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 28,800 people counted. That is up 1% from 10,096 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Hiatt surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of High-gate’ — the first of the origins he gives.

An early record he cites: John atte Hagheyate, Somerset, 1327–28 (1 Edward III) — Kirby's Quest (Somerset).

His entry covers Hyett, Hieatt, Hyatt, Highett, Hiett and Hiatt.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 411 · public domain.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Hiatt was found among the farmers of 3 counties.

It was most frequent in Oxfordshire: 25 in every 10,000 farmers there — about 1 in 400. Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent. His list gives one count for the spellings Hiatt and Hyatt.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Oxfordshire 25
Gloucestershire 24
Warwickshire 15

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In print

Hiatt in American newspapers,
1902–1922.

Newspaper page from Shoshone Journal carrying the name Hiatt
Shoshone Journal 1922-05-26
Newspaper page from St. Tammany Farmer carrying the name Hiatt
St. Tammany Farmer 1902-05-03
Newspaper page from Shoshone Journal carrying the name Hiatt
Shoshone Journal 1922-05-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 59,186 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hiatt in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

2,397 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hiatt. The most, 464, 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 the Australian Capital Territory, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,126
Victoria 702
South Australia 243
ACT (Canberra) 143
Western Australia 68
Queensland 45
Tasmania 22
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Hiatt,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Maj William Hiatt 1781–1825
  • John Hiatt 1784– · naval officer
  • John Milton Hiatt 1826–1888 · politician
  • Henry Hiatt 1868–1933 · gymnast
  • Ida Pearl Hiatt Williams 1878–1945 · writer
  • Noble Williams Hiatt 1904– · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hiatt,
in the records of 6 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 States547 records

547 records of the Hiatt name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 371
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 132
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 23
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 8
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 5
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 3
  • Sacramento County historic burials 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Barry Clinton Hiatt

    Born 1950; from Fremont, California. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1970 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Clyde H. Hiatt

    Born 1925 in Virginia. Enlisted 1943 at Roanoke; farm hand from Carroll County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Mount Bethel Moravian Ch Cemetery, Cana, Virginia.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (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 Walter Saunders Hiatt

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Hamburg from Cuxhaven, aged 26; journalist. From London; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 547 records for Hiatt in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia64 records

64 records of the Hiatt name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 30
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 27
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 4
  • Tasmanian Names Index 3
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record George Hiatt

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Try, aged 23; 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 Harry Hiatt

    Accountant of Ballarat, Victoria; died 1900.

    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 George Hiatt

    Left Hobart in 1827 aboard the Governor Ready, bound for Port Jackson, as steward.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 64 records for Hiatt in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). 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).

United Kingdom5 records

5 records of the Hiatt name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 4
  • Stirling Council burial records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Frederick Hiatt

    Buried in 1952 at St Thomas Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland, aged 31.

    Stirling Council. 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 H. Hiatt

    Driver, Royal Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    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 E. Hiatt

    Lance Corporal, London Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

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

Showing 3 of 5 records for Hiatt in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Stirling Council. 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).

Canada4 records

4 records of the Hiatt name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mabel Louise Hiatt

    Buried in 1968 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 78.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. 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 Lewis Ullysees Malcolm Hiatt

    Died in service in 1945.

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

Showing 2 of 4 records for Hiatt in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

New Zealand3 records

3 records of the Hiatt name in New Zealand
  • Waimakariri District cemetery records, Canterbury 2
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Dorothy Hiatt

    Died 1989, aged 88; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Matthew Edward Hiatt

    Died 1915; buried at Kaiapoi Public Cemetery, Canterbury.

    Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mary Hiatt

    Died 1895; buried at Kaiapoi Public Cemetery, Canterbury.

    Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0) · Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Hiatt name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 2
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Margaret Jessie Hiatt

    Died 1933 in Zeist, aged 71.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Margaret Iesjie Hiatt

    In the population register of Utrecht; born 1867 in Brockley (engd).

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Hiatt in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Other spellings of this name

The same name, spelled another way.

Spellings that H. B. Guppy (England and Wales, 1890) or the Registrar-General for Ireland (births index of 1890) counted as one name together with Hiatt.

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Hiatt.

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