Athawes Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Athawes Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'atte-haws,' from residence beside the haws; compare Attwood, Attwell, Athow, and v. Hawe.

William Attehawse, vicar of South Walsham, Norfolk, 1379: History of Norfolk.

1755.

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Athawes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1181:472,18730,747
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Athawes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'atte-haws,' from residence beside the haws; compare Attwood, Attwell, Athow, and v. Hawe.

William Attehawse, vicar of South Walsham, Norfolk, 1379: History of Norfolk.

1755. Married — Thomas Boucher and Ann Athawes, of Chiswick: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From Atte-Hawes; a location name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Athawes Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Athawes Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Athawes occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Athawes.

How Common Is The Last Name Athawes? popularity and diffusion

Athawes is the 1,565,797th most common last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Athawes reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in British Isles.

Athawes is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 472,187. In England it is most prevalent in: Berkshire, where 34 percent live, Greater London, where 17 percent live and Hampshire, where 12 percent live. Excluding England this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live and Scotland, where 3 percent live.

Athawes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Athawes has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Athawes last name grew 251 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Athawes Last Name Statistics demography

Athawes earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.21% more than the national average, earning $60,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atthawes935/
Athawe927/
Gathawe865/
Ataweys864/
Athayes862/
Aathawe861/
Atawe83372/
Ataes837/
Athae833/
Hatawesh80153/
Atthawet8047/
Ashawesh8013/
Hathawee806/
Atthawee803/
Hathawey801/
Astawese801/
Authawet801/
Athave771,292/
Athais7777/
Atheis7732/
Athaye7724/
Athaie7722/
Athawa7719/
Athies7717/
Atawhe7717/
Atawet7715/
Atawei7713/
Attawe7710/
Ataiwe776/
Hatawe775/
Gathae775/
Athaus774/
Atheus774/
Ataweh773/
Atheas772/
Ataves772/
Atawey772/
Ataawe772/
Aithae771/
Athabe771/
Athawi771/
Athowe771/
Atahwe771/
Athoes771/
Hathaiwet754/
Hathaways752/
Authaiwee752/
Atthawech751/
Hatthawer750/
Atae73520/
Athaiis71315/
Athabis71192/
Atayese71176/
Atthowe71112/
Atheish7191/
Gathave7135/
Aathave7124/
Aathais7122/
Gatawis7117/
Assawes7116/
Hathawi7111/
Gattaes719/
Gatawea719/
Gaitawe718/
Atahyas717/
Gathaye716/
Hathawy715/
Atawoue715/
Atheesh714/
Atahias714/
Athayos714/
Attawee713/
Hatawee713/
Athaway712/
Authies712/
Ataweat712/
Attawet712/
Ashaweh711/
Hathawa711/
Hathave711/
Attawey711/
Atawish711/
Athaist711/
Athaved711/
Athayas711/
Gaytawe711/
Athaius711/
Athayoe711/
Authaus711/
O'Hawes711/
Aitabes711/
Atthawi711/
Aithaus711/
Atthawa711/
Athaids711/
Hathaje711/
Hathees711/
Gaithae710/
Hathaway6730,965/
Athey675,241/
Athie674,434/
Atawi671,737/
Ataie671,101/
Atabe671,091/
Atawa671,029/
Atawy67509/
Athay67441/
Ahowe67272/
Atave67233/
Aties67200/
Athea67182/
Athee67140/
Athai67127/
Ahues67124/
Atais67121/
Gaytaweh6795/
Athoe6791/
Athau6781/
Ataye6773/
Aitae6763/
Aowes6762/
Aathaiis6754/
Ateha6746/
Athei6744/
Ataje6725/
Athue6723/
Eatae6715/
Ohawe6714/
Ataus6713/
Ateis6712/
Auawe6711/
Attae6711/
Atowe6711/
Ateae678/
Gathaway677/
Autae677/
Aaoes677/
Athaa676/
Athéa676/
Athaj675/
Gatae675/
Ataue675/
Ateus675/
Atayeshe675/
Otawe674/
Atues674/
Atyes673/
Haeas673/
Oawes673/
Atheu673/
Atays673/
Haeys672/
Ataez672/
Atthaway672/
Ahyes672/
Ateas672/
Aatae672/
Auttawet672/
Auaes672/
Aehas672/
Hathawoy671/
Gauthies671/
Atthaoue671/
Gataweah671/
Gaatawee671/
Atães671/
Hoawe671/
Gathavis671/
Haashawe671/
Hajiawes671/
Athoa671/
Atoes671/
Atees671/
Ashthawy671/
Authavee671/
Aiyawest671/
Attawech671/
Athye670/
Attawish670/
Hathowey670/
Heathawa670/
Easthaus670/
Hathower670/
Gathuess670/

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