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Hatcher History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

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Hatcher History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

Hatcher is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived near a hatch or gate which in most cases led to a forest, but occasionally led to a sluice. 1 The surname Hatcher is derived from the Old English word hæcce, which means hatch. 2 The surname Hatcher belongs to the class of topographic surnames, which were given to people who resided near physical features such as hills, streams, churches, or types of trees.

Early Origins of the Hatcher family

The surname Hatcher was first found in Sussex where the Subsidy Rolls of 1296 list John Hetchere as holding lands there at that time. 3 Later, a branch of the family was found in Lincolnshire where they held the Manor of Carby.

Early History of the Hatcher family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hatcher research. Another 56 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1583, 1589, 1624, 1634, 1659, 1660, 1677 and 1678 are included under the topic Early Hatcher History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hatcher Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Hatcher family name include Hacher, Hatcher, Hatchers and others.

Early Notables of the Hatcher family

Distinguished members of the family include

Thomas Hatcher (d. 1583), was an English antiquary, born at Cambridge, probably in St. Edward's parish, being son and heir of John Hatcher, M.D., sometime fellow of St. John's College there, and after...
Thomas Hatcher (ca. 1589-1677), was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1624 and 1659. He was also a captain in the parliamentary army and the son of Sir John Hatcher, knt...
John Hatcher (1634-1678), was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660

Hatcher Ranking

In the United States, the name Hatcher is the 1,058^th most popular surname with an estimated 27,357 people with that name. 4 However, in Newfoundland, Canada, the name Hatcher is ranked the 309^th most popular surname with an estimated 148 people with that name. 5

Hatcher migration to the United States +

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Hatcher surname or a spelling variation of the name include:

Hatcher Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John and Sarah Hatcher who settled in Virginia in 1636
Sarah Hatcher, who landed in virginia in 1636 6
William Hatcher, who landed in Virginia in 1637 6
Tho Hatcher, who arrived in Virginia in 1645 6
Thomas Hatcher, who settled in Virginia in 1645
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Hatcher Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Samuel Hatcher, who arrived in Virginia in 1702 6
Nich Hatcher, who arrived in Virginia in 1718 6
George Hatcher, who settled in Virginia in 1739

Hatcher migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hatcher Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

James Hatcher, who settled in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland in 1819
Phillip Hatcher, who settled in Hermitage Cove, Newfoundland in 1830 7
George Hatcher moved to Furby's Cove, Newfoundland in 1835 7
Benjamin Hatcher, who landed in Rose Blanche, Newfoundland in 1860 7

Hatcher migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Hatcher Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Stephen Hatcher, (b. 1802), aged 29, British Convict who was convicted in Dorset, England for 7 years for machine breaking, transported aboard the "Eleanor" on 26th June 1831, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 8
Mr. Joseph Hatcher, English convict who was convicted in Kent, England for 14 years, transported aboard the "Emperor Alexander"on 6th April 1833, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 9
George Hatcher, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "William Mitchell" in 1840 10
John Hatcher, English convict from Southampton, who was transported aboard the "Anson" on September 23, 1843, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 11
Mr. James Hatcher, (Louther), (b. 1826), aged 19, English farrier who was convicted in London, England for 7 years for larceny, transported aboard the "Equestrian" on 30th June 1845, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Island) 12
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Hatcher migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Hatcher Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. William Hatcher, (b. 1846), aged 33, British settler travelling from Plymouth aboard the ship "Stad Haarlem" arriving in Wellington, New Zealand in 1879 13
Mrs. Julia Hatcher, (b. 1847), aged 32, British settler travelling from Plymouth aboard the ship "Stad Haarlem" arriving in Wellington, New Zealand in 1879 13
Mr. Frederick Hatcher, (b. 1867), aged 12, British settler travelling from Plymouth aboard the ship "Stad Haarlem" arriving in Wellington, New Zealand in 1879 13
Miss Adelaide Hatcher, (b. 1876), aged 3, British settler travelling from Plymouth aboard the ship "Stad Haarlem" arriving in Wellington, New Zealand in 1879 13
Mr. George Hatcher, (b. 1878), aged 5 months, British settler travelling from Plymouth aboard the ship "Stad Haarlem" arriving in Wellington, New Zealand in 1879 13

Contemporary Notables of the name Hatcher (post 1700) +

Kevin John Hatcher (b. 1966), retired American professional NHL ice hockey defenseman
William Augustus Hatcher (b. 1960), American former Major League Baseball left and center fielder
John Hatcher, American nurseryman in Lantana, Florida who developed the Hatcher mango in the 1940s
John Bell Hatcher (1861-1904), American paleontologist, best known for discovering Torosaurus
Michael Vaughn "Mickey" Hatcher (b. 1955), American former Major League Baseball player and coach
Derian Hatcher (b. 1972), American former professional NHL ice hockey defenseman
Major-General Julian Sommerville Hatcher (1888-1963), American Chief of Ordnance Field Service (1943-1945) 14
Richard Gordon Hatcher (b. 1933), American politician and law professor who was elected mayor of Gary, Indiana in 1967, and he remained in office for the next 20 years
Bill Hatcher (b. 1959), American adventure photographer whose work has appeared on over 40 magazine covers
Teri Lynn Hatcher (b. 1964), American Golden Globe Award and three-time Screen Actors Guild Award winning, Primetime Emmy nominated actress, best known for her role as Lois Lane on the ABC comedy-drama series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
... (Another 27 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Hatcher family +

SS Caribou

Mr. John Hatcher, (Jack), Newfoundland passenger from Rose Blanche, Newfoundland and Labrador was travelling aboard the railway ferry "SS Caribou" when it was struck by a German submarine torpedo on 14th October 1942, the most significant sinking in Canadian waters at that time, he survived the sinking

SS Newfoundland

Mr. Fred Hatcher (1893-1914), Newfoundlander from Cat Harbour, who on the 30th March 1914 he was part of the Seal Crew of the "SS Newfoundland" leaving the ship to intercept the Stephano which took him to the hunting grounds, he disembarked to begin sealing, but was caught in a thickening storm, attempting to return to the Newfoundland he and the 132 crew made camp for two days the sealers were stranded on the ice in a blizzard attempting to return to the ship, he died during this time

Citations +

Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
The order of Common Surnames in 1955 in Newfoundland retrieved on 20th October 2021 (retrieved from Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland by E.R. Seary corrected edition ISBN 0-7735-1782-0)
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Seary E.R., Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, Montreal: McGill's-Queen's Universtity Press 1998 ISBN 0-7735-1782-0
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 9th February 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/eleanor
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 11th April 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/emperor-alexander
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) WILLIAM MITCHELL 1840. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1840WilliamMitchell.gif
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2015, January 8) Anson voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1843 with 499 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/anson/1843
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 9th May 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/equestrian
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2012, March 9) Julian Hatcher. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Hatcher/Julian_Sommerville/USA.html