Hathorn Surname

136,522nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Hathorn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hawthorn,' from residence by some prominent haw thorn tree. Perhaps Horethorn has a share in the parentage.

Galfridus Hackthom, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John atte Horethorne, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Hathorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8421:127,53713,502
England1621:343,93925,007
South Africa1291:419,98236,405
Australia791:341,71828,950
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Scotland171:314,93014,413
France91:7,380,302306,885
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
Scotland211:178,2486,976
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7461:67,3177,303

Hathorn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hawthorn,' from residence by some prominent haw thorn tree. Perhaps Horethorn has a share in the parentage.

Galfridus Hackthom, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John atte Horethorne, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Sabina atte-horethorn. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.

Adrian Hauthorne, 1551: Register of the University of Oxford.

Gilbert Hawthorn, Somerset, 1589-9: ibid.

1597. Married — Walter Hawthorne and Alice Dyer: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1626. John Hawthorne, Berkshire, and Mary Albanie: Marriage Lic (London).

1793. Married — John Hawthorn and Mary King: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

An old Galloway surname. The name is local from Hawthorn in the parish of Easington, county Durham. A family of the name were proprietors of Meikle or Over Aires in the parish of Kirkinner. In 1455 the Chamberlain accounts "for 15 bolls farinae avenaticae" (oatmeal) of the escheat of Daude Halthorn (ER., VI p. 195,205). Two Hauthornes were summoned to compear before the Lords of Council in Jan. 1484 (ADC., p. 97). The family became kyndlie tenants on the lands of Airies under the Church, and 'Sir' Mychaell Hathorne was reader in Toskertoun in the first list of Reformed clergy (Agnew, I, p. 425; Laing, 408). Margaret Hathorn appears in Carstairs, 1602 (Lanark CR.), Anna Hauthorne was heir of James Hauthorne, burgess of Stranraer, 1628 (Inquis., 1432), and Esther Halthorn in Pathhouse of Colleumis in record, 1728 (Kirkcudbright). Halthoirne 1591, Halthorne 1556, Haulthorne 1587, Hauthorn 1676 Hawthorne 1628.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Variants of Hawthorne, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

local. A dwelling near hawthorns.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Hathorn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hathorn occurs most in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Hathorn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hathorn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 136,522nd most commonly used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,217,081 people. The last name Hathorn occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Hathorn live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,842 people, or 1 in 127,537. In The United States Hathorn is most prevalent in: Mississippi, where 23 percent live, Texas, where 16 percent live and Louisiana, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 17 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Hathorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hathorn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hathorn surname expanded 381 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 238 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 19 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hathorn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hathorn are 6.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.84% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hathorn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 101.82% more than the national average, earning R 479,604 per year; in United States they earn 9.16% less than the national average, earning $39,198 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.36% more than the national average, earning $58,308 CAD per year.

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