Hatch Family History
Hatch Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Hatch (Bedfordshire Devon Hampshire Somerset Wiltshire) Hacche in South Molton (Devon) or else a topographic name from residence near a hatch a gate leading to a forest or sometimes a sluice-gate from Middle English hacche ‘gate’ (Old English hæcce Kentish Old English hec(c)). This name has been in Ireland since the 17th century associated with County Meath and the nearby part of Louth.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022