Hatch is an English surname taken by people living near an important gate or entrance of some kind, or people living in a locality with this or a similar name. The Old English for gate is hœcce.
Many notable people have this surname, among them being:
- Annia Hatch (born 1978), Cuban-American gymnast, who competed at the 2004 Olympics
- Ashley Hatch (born 1995), American soccer player
- A. Gould Hatch (1896–1970), New York politician
- Beatrice Hatch, muse of Lewis Carroll
- Carl Hatch (1889–1963), U.S. Senator from New Mexico
- Sir David Hatch (1939–2007), BBC Radio executive
- Edward Hatch (1832–1889), American general and Indian fighter
- Edwin Hatch (1835–1889), English theologian
- Eric S. Hatch (1901–1973), American novelist
- Ethel Hatch (1869–1975), daughter of Edwin Hatch
- Evelyn Hatch (1871–1951), daughter of Edwin Hatch
- George Hatch, mayor of Cincinnati from 1861 to 1863
- George C. Hatch (1919–2009), American businessman, cable TV pioneer
- Harry C. Hatch (1884–1946), industrialist from Prince Edward County, Ontario
- Hector Hatch (1936–2016), Fijian sportsman, politician and civil servant
- Henry John Hatch (1818–1895), English clergyman sent to Newgate for indecent assault but subsequently pardoned
- Herschel H. Hatch (1837–1920), U.S. Representative from Michigan
- Ike Hatch (1892–1961), American musician and club owner in Britain
- Israel T. Hatch (1808–1875), U.S. Representative from New York
- Jack Hatch (born 1950), Iowa State Senator
- Jethro A. Hatch (1832–1912), U.S. Representative from Indiana
- John Porter Hatch, (1822–1901), American soldier
- Mary R. P. Hatch (1848-1935), American writer
- Melville Hatch (1898–1988), American entomologist who specialized in the study of beetles
- Mike Hatch (born 1948), attorney general of Minnesota
- Orrin Hatch (1934–2022), U.S. Senator from Utah
- Ozias M. Hatch (1814–1893), Illinois Secretary of State
- Richard Hatch (disambiguation), several people
- Robert Hatch (disambiguation), several people
- Sidney Hatch (1883–1966), an American athlete who competed for the United States in the 1904 Summer Olympics
- Stephani Hatch, American sociologist and psychiatric epidemiologist
- Thom Hatch, American author
- Thomas Hatch, American baseball player
- Thomas V. Hatch, Utah politician
- Tony Hatch (born 1939), English composer, songwriter, pianist, music arranger and producer
- Wilbur Hatch (1902–1969), an American music composer
- William Hatch (disambiguation), several people
References
- Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (1988). "Hatch". A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press. p. 242. ISBN 0-19-211592-8. Retrieved 29 April 2023 – via Internet Archive.
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