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

Hadnott, 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 Hadnott surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hadnott in America

Hadnott is the 67519th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hadnott surname appeared 292 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 Hadnott.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hadnott 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 Hadnott

The surname Hadnott has its origins in England, dating back to the medieval period. It is believed to be a locational name, derived from a place name or settlement that no longer exists or has been obscured over time. Locational surnames often indicated where a person was born or lived.

One theory suggests that Hadnott may have evolved from an Old English phrase, "haed hnot," which translates to "high or headland knot or hill." This could imply that the name's bearers may have originally resided near a prominent hilltop or elevated location. However, the exact etymology remains uncertain, and other possible derivations cannot be ruled out.

While the name does not appear in the renowned Domesday Book of 1086, which recorded landowners in England after the Norman Conquest, some of the earliest recorded instances of the surname can be found in various historical documents from the 13th and 14th centuries. These include John de Hadnot, mentioned in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire in 1275, and William Hadnott, recorded in the Court Rolls of the Manor of Wakefield in Yorkshire in 1317.

During the 16th century, the Hadnott surname emerged in various parts of England, with notable individuals such as John Hadnott, a merchant who lived in London in the late 1500s, and Richard Hadnott, a landowner in Gloucestershire, born around 1550.

Moving into the 17th century, records show Thomas Hadnott, a prominent merchant and alderman in the city of Bristol, who was born in 1610 and played a significant role in the city's trade and governance.

In the 18th century, the name gained recognition with Samuel Hadnott, a renowned clockmaker from Wiltshire, who lived from 1720 to 1795 and crafted intricate timepieces that are now highly sought after by collectors.

Another notable figure was William Hadnott, a British military officer born in 1775, who served in the Napoleonic Wars and achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel before his death in 1843.

Throughout the centuries, variations in the spelling of the surname have been documented, including Hadnot, Hadnett, and Hadnitt, reflecting the fluidity of surname spellings before their standardization in more recent times.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hadnott

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

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 Hadnott 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 Hadnott 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 Hadnott was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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