Explore the Family Name Hatherley

The meaning of Hatherley

English: habitational name from Hatherleigh in Bovey Tracey (Devon), Up Hatherley, Down Hatherley (Gloucestershire), or Hatherly Farm in Hilton (Dorset). The placenames probably derive from Old English hagu-thorn, hæg-thorn ‘hawthorn’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’, although the initial element could alternatively be hǣddre ‘heather’.

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How common is the last name Hatherley in the United States?

The surname Hatherley, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname fell by 16.14 percent from 124,109 in 2000 to 144,141 in 2010. Similarly, the count of individuals with the Hatherley surname also dropped by 10.16 percent from 128 in 2000 to 115 in 2010. This downward trend is also reflected in the proportion per 100k people, which decreased by 20.0 percent from 0.05 in 2000 to 0.04 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#124,109	#144,141	-16.14%
Count	128	115	-10.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.04	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hatherley

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Hatherley surname identify as White. This percentage increased slightly from 92.19 percent in 2000 to 93.04 percent in 2010. The number of people identifying as Hispanic decreased by 30.40 percent over the same time period, from 6.25 percent in 2000 to 4.35 percent in 2010. There were no individuals with this surname that identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.19%	93.04%	0.92%
Hispanic	6.25%	4.35%	-30.4%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%