Origin of the family name Hatala?

Answer 1

Hey Rtqt,

There are 91 entries in the LDS Family Search site with dates back to 17 DEC 1727, Haukipudas, Oulu, Finland. Other locations include Czechoslovakia and Hungary.

Answer 2

www.ancestry.com
Hatala
Finnish (Hätälä): of uncertain origin; perhaps from a nickname based on hätä ‘hurry’, ‘scurry’ + the local suffix -la. Alternatively, the element hätä may be derived from a foreign personal name.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

Place of
Origin Hatala Immigrants
Hungary 15
Austria 4
Italy 3
Hannover 1
Germany 1
Finland 1

Though the great majority departed from ports in Germany.

A majority are scattered in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Wisconsin area... In 1920.

Virtually none in the US until 1883.

Hope that gives you some family history - keep shaking that family tree...