HYATT Origin of surname
HYATT, HIATT
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name derives from an occupation, profession or trade (also connected with raw material, finished product or implements associated with that trade).
Hyatt is a form of the Hebrew Hayat which means "tailor." In biblical times, the name existed under the Aramaic form Hayata or Hayyata, recorded with the commentator and author of the Midrash, Daniel Hayyata (3rd century ). It is also found in the Arabic form Alkhayya. In Spain and Portugal, the Hebrew form was rendered in Latin letters as Alfayate (13th century), Hayete, Hayat (14th/15th century) and Cayat. Alfayate is recorded as a Jewish family name in 13th century Spain with a tailor in the town of Jerez called Cedillo Alfayate, and a document from 1325 mentions a Jewish notable of the Spanish town Pamplona called Jocef Bar Yom Tob Khayat. Hayyat is recorded in 15th century Spain with the kabbalist Juda Ben Jacob Hayyat. Hayat, spelled with one "y", is the surname of many Jewish families in 20th century France.
Distinguished 20th century bearers of the Jewish family name Hyatt include the Latvian-born American Rabbi Julius Hyatt.
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name derives from an occupation, profession or trade (also connected with raw material, finished product or implements associated with that trade).
Hyatt is a form of the Hebrew Hayat which means "tailor." In biblical times, the name existed under the Aramaic form Hayata or Hayyata, recorded with the commentator and author of the Midrash, Daniel Hayyata (3rd century ). It is also found in the Arabic form Alkhayya. In Spain and Portugal, the Hebrew form was rendered in Latin letters as Alfayate (13th century), Hayete, Hayat (14th/15th century) and Cayat. Alfayate is recorded as a Jewish family name in 13th century Spain with a tailor in the town of Jerez called Cedillo Alfayate, and a document from 1325 mentions a Jewish notable of the Spanish town Pamplona called Jocef Bar Yom Tob Khayat. Hayyat is recorded in 15th century Spain with the kabbalist Juda Ben Jacob Hayyat. Hayat, spelled with one "y", is the surname of many Jewish families in 20th century France.
Distinguished 20th century bearers of the Jewish family name Hyatt include the Latvian-born American Rabbi Julius Hyatt.