Explore the Family Name Hatala
The meaning of Hatala
Finnish (Hätälä): habitational name from farms so named, from hätä ‘hurry, scurry’ + the locative suffix -lä. Many of these dwellings were crofts and small homesteads reportedly constructed urgently, hastily, or from bad materials. The name may also refer to the precarious viability of the farms as a means of making a living.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Hatala in the United States?
According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Hatala saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Hatala was ranked 29,142nd in terms of commonality, but by 2010 it had slipped to 30,799th. The number of individuals carrying the Hatala surname also declined slightly during this period, with a count of 766 recorded in 2000 and 756 in 2010. This represented a modest drop of 1.31%, equating to a reduction in the proportion per 100,000 from 0.28 to 0.26.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #29,142 | #30,799 | -5.69% |
| Count | 766 | 756 | -1.31% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.28 | 0.26 | -7.14% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hatala
The ethnicity associated with the Hatala surname evolved slightly over the same decade, as shown in the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of Hatalas identifying as White decreased marginally from 98.3% to 97.35%. Meanwhile, there was a noteworthy increase in the number of Hatalas identifying with two or more ethnicities, rising from 0.65% in 2000 to 0.93% in 2010, representing a change of 43.08%. In addition, the 2010 census showed that 1.19% of Hatalas identified as Hispanic, an ethnicity not previously recorded in 2000 for this surname. Categories for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native either registered no change or were suppressed for privacy.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 98.3% | 97.35% | -0.97% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 1.19% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 0.65% | 0.93% | 43.08% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.65% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |