Hatch (surname)

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