Hauxwell Surname

365,146th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 988 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Hauxwell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hawkswell.' Many small farmsteads are called Hawkswell. I had one in my old parish (Ulverston), the birthplace of Judge Fell, the friend of Bradshaw the regicide and the husband of the lady who afterwards married George Fox the Quaker.

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Hauxwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5181:107,56411,215
United States2551:1,421,40897,813
Peru1431:222,2679,751
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Scotland101:535,38220,332
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1731:140,89812,691
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Hauxwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hawkswell.' Many small farmsteads are called Hawkswell. I had one in my old parish (Ulverston), the birthplace of Judge Fell, the friend of Bradshaw the regicide and the husband of the lady who afterwards married George Fox the Quaker. Derived either from the bird or the personal name, probably the latter, as there is strong evidence of the popularity of this name; compare Sparrowhawk, at first a personal name, and v. Hauk, Yonge.

John de Haukewell, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Peter de Haukeswell, Kent, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

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

(English) belonging to Hauxwell (Yorks), formerly Haukswell = (the) Hawk’s Well [genit. of Middle English hauk, Old English hafoc + Middle English welle, Old English w(i)ella]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hauxwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hauxwell is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hauxwell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hauxwell is the 365,146th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,376,059 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Hauxwell live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 518 people, or 1 in 107,564. In England it is primarily found in: Durham, where 43 percent live, Greater London, where 8 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 8 percent live. Outside of England this surname occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and Peru, where 14 percent live.

Hauxwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hauxwell has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 299 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 2,318 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hauxwell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hauxwell last name are 10.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.79% being registered with the party.

The amount Hauxwell earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 34.04% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,787 per year; in South Africa they earn 68.95% more than the national average, earning R 401,496 per year and in United States they earn 8.74% more than the national average, earning $46,922 USD per year.

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Axwell8616/
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Hazwelll754/
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Uswell711/
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Haswll711/
Ashwell673,316/
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