The Hyatt surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 19,280 people carried this name — #1,863 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 15,300 people counted. That is up 5% from 18,396 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Hyatt surname

The surname has several provenances. It can be: #from Hebrew חיט (khayát, “tailor”); #a variant of the surname Highet.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Hyatt» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Hyatt 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 the first U.S. census, 1790

104 families named Hyatt, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 615 people lived in those households, 5.9 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 16 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

North Carolina 32
New York 28
Connecticut 12
Maryland 10
Virginia 10
South Carolina 7
Pennsylvania 5

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 247 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Hyatt in American newspapers,
1917.

Newspaper page from The Butte Daily Post carrying the name Hyatt
The Butte Daily Post 1917-08-25
Newspaper page from The Daily Missoulian carrying the name Hyatt
The Daily Missoulian 1917-07-29

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Hyatt in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1980s.

5,581 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hyatt. The most, 1,150, date from the 1910s. Victoria 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 Tasmania, at 1.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 2,119
New South Wales 1,198
Tasmania 683
Western Australia 641
Queensland 619
South Australia 283
ACT (Canberra) 21
Northern Territory 12

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

Who carried it

People named Hyatt,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Hyatt
    John Hyatt 1767–1826 · theologian
  • John Hyatt
    John Hyatt 1767–1826 · theologian
  • Thaddeus Hyatt
    Thaddeus Hyatt 1816–1901 · lawyer
  • John Hyatt Smith
    John Hyatt Smith 1824–1886 · politician
  • John Wesley Hyatt
    John Wesley Hyatt 1837–1920 · engineer
  • Amy Hyatt d. 1900

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 Hyatt,
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 States1,724 records

1,724 records of the Hyatt name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 646
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 447
  • Other U.S. records 631
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Lonnie B. Hyatt

    Born 1916 in South Carolina. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Jackson Columbia; blacksmith. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1996, buried at Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery, South Carolina.

    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 Joseph Lamar Hyatt

    Born 1948; from Fayetteville, Georgia. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1967 in Pleiku, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Catherine Hyatt

    Arrived at New York in 1868 aboard the Colorado from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 53; matron. From England.

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

Showing 3 of 1,724 records for Hyatt in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL). 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).

Australia313 records

313 records of the Hyatt name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 167
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 83
  • Other Australian records 63
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William Richard Hyatt

    Died 1895 in Sorell, Tasmania, aged 77. Will registered in Tasmania in 1895.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Henry James Hyatt

    Married 1875 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 24. Died 1897 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 45.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. 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 Elizabeth Hyatt

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Broxbornebury, arriving 1814; ticket of leave 1830. Native of Gloucestershire.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 313 records for Hyatt in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain).

Canada74 records

74 records of the Hyatt name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 52
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 8
  • Other Canadian records 14
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Percy Hyatt

    Killed in 1903 at the Springhill No. 3 mine, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Iris Hyatt

    Died 1998, aged 78; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  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 Roy Elwood Hyatt

    Died in service in 1944.

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

Showing 3 of 74 records for Hyatt in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · 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. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); 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).

United Kingdom10 records

10 records of the Hyatt name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 6
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 4
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William Atherston Hyatt

    Buried in 1851 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 35.

    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 G. Hyatt

    Bombardier, Royal Garrison Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Sam Hyatt

    Buried in 1830 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 75.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 10 records for Hyatt 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).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Hyatt name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 1
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Henry Hyatt

    Buried in 1904 at Buffalo Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 81.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Garfield Hyatt

    Died 1933, aged 47; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Thames-Coromandel District 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).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Hyatt name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Olive Elsie Hyatt

    Married in 1945 in Bloemendaal; "modetekenares".

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)

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).

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 Hyatt.

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Surnames next to Hyatt.

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