Find out how popular the last name Gatten is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Gatten.

Gatten, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Gatten surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gatten in America

Gatten is the 35203rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gatten surname appeared 640 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Gatten.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gatten to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Gatten

The surname Gatten is believed to have originated in England during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old English word "gat," which means "goat." This suggests that the name may have initially been used as a descriptive surname for someone who worked with goats or lived near a place where goats were kept.

The earliest recorded instance of the Gatten surname can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire from 1166, where a person named Richard Gateyn is mentioned. This indicates that variations of the spelling, such as Gateyn and Gatten, were already in use by the 12th century.

In the 13th century, the Gatten surname appeared in various records, including the Hundred Rolls of Huntingdonshire from 1273, which listed a William Gaten. The name was also found in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire from 1275, where a John Gaten was recorded.

Throughout the centuries, the Gatten surname has been associated with several notable individuals. One example is Robert Gatten (c. 1480 - c. 1540), an English clergyman who served as the Archdeacon of Surrey from 1535 until his death.

Another prominent figure was Nathaniel Gatten (1604 - 1673), an English clergyman and scholar who served as the Vicar of Fittleton in Wiltshire and published several religious works during his lifetime.

In the 18th century, William Gatten (1720 - 1794) was a well-known English architect who designed several notable buildings, including St. Mary's Church in Nottingham and Lichfield Cathedral's west front.

The Gatten surname has also been linked to various place names, such as Gatten Priory, a former Benedictine monastery in Yorkshire that was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086.

Furthermore, the surname Gatten has been recorded with variations in spelling, such as Gatton, Gaton, and Gattan, which may have been influenced by regional dialects or scribal errors in historical records.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gatten

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Gatten.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Gatten was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Gatten has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Gatten was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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