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Hatherall Surname Meaning

From the Middle English personal name Athelwald Athelwold with prosthetic H- probably representing Old English Æþelweald from æþel ‘noble’ + weald ‘rule(r)’ or possibly Norman use of the cognate Continental Germanic Adalwald. Place-Names of Sussex p. 345 notes that the surname Atherwold (1327) appears as Atholwold in 1340, Adderwolde in 1546, and Adderall in 1618, and that it is commemorated in Atherall's Farm in Fletching.

In other counties, the surname could have the same origin, but absence of medieval evidence for the name there makes it hard to assess how probable this is. The development of Hat(he)rell to Hawt(h)rell there is also difficult to explain unless it is by reverse analogy with words and names in which late Middle English /au/ sometimes became /a:/ and then /ɛɪ/ as shown in spellings like Haytrell and Haterel.

In Herts, the name may have been confused with Hawtrey. Alternatively, perhaps it is a variant of Attrill (1) or (2) with prosthetic H-.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Hatherall families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Hatherall family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1880 and 1920. The most Hatherall families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 29 Hatherall families living in Monmouthshire. This was about 25% of all the recorded Hatherall's in United Kingdom. Monmouthshire had the highest population of Hatherall families in 1891.
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What did your Hatherall ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Hatherall. 19% of Hatherall men worked as a General Labourer and 88% of Hatherall women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Hatherall were Incapacitated and Unpaid House Duties.

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Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • General Labourer
    19%
  • Gardener
    14%
  • Colliery Hewer
    14%
  • Incapacitated
    10%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    88%
  • Domestic Duties Unpaid
    4%
  • Waitress (unemployed)
    3%
  • Unpaid House Duties
    3%

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Between 1968 and 1971, in the United States, Hatherall life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1968, and highest in 1971. The average life expectancy for Hatherall in 1968 was 51, and 63 in 1971.

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