Haw Surname

59,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Haw Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the haw,' i.e. garth yard, or enclosure; v. Hay and Haig.

'And eke ther was a polkat in his hawe.': Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. compare a haw-haw. also such local surnames as Haworth, Hawley, Hawthorn, &c.

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Haw Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1,9271:15,3061,532
United States1,2311:294,44327,275
England1,0401:53,5756,537
Australia9491:28,4463,865
India6871:1,116,54345,719
Canada5301:69,5207,971
Philippines4031:251,21137,527
Indonesia3541:373,58532,009
South Africa2931:184,90720,185
Singapore1711:32,2091,193
Brunei1391:3,012515
United Arab Emirates1331:68,8896,446
Mexico941:1,320,49215,209
Mauritania641:63,9824,428
Thailand551:1,284,334183,539
Scotland491:109,2627,254
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Senegal421:347,1271,792
France341:1,953,609166,012
Northern Ireland301:61,5014,735
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
China221:62,150,9803,380
Taiwan201:1,172,2378,044
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
Wales151:206,30213,003
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Belize11:355,4743,977
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Macau11:601,6301,582
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland281:158,2108,327
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9951:24,4983,392
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5801:86,5848,992

Haw (3,052) may also be a first name.

Haw Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the haw,' i.e. garth yard, or enclosure; v. Hay and Haig.

'And eke ther was a polkat in his hawe.': Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. compare a haw-haw. also such local surnames as Haworth, Hawley, Hawthorn, &c. For a second origin of Hawes, v. next article.

Alan del Hawes, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de la Hawe, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Peter in le Hawe, Kent, ibid.

Maurice atte-Hawe, rector of Frethorp, Norfolk, 1349: History of Norfolk.

William atte-Hawe, rector of Newton, Norfolk, 1362: ibid.

Thomas del Hawe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hawys,' whence Avice; v. Aves. Hawys occurs as a personal name, without surname, in Cambridgeshire, in the Hundred Rolls (1273).

Reginald fil. Hawise, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard Hawyse, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Hawis de Stanweye, Norfolk, ibid.

Hawis de Bolron, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Ryland).

Hawis de Quency, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Hawis de Ripon, 19 Edward II: Freemen of York.

William Hawys, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Johannes Hawys, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Richard Hawisson, mayor of Stockport, 1378: History East Cheshire.

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

Local, from some place in the Lowlands. John Haw held a land in Glasgow before 1494 (REG., p. 487). Robert Haw was tenant of Fruquhy, 1508 (Cupar-Angus, 1, p. 267). Alexander Haw was a tenant under the bishop of Glasgow, 1512 (Rental). John Haw at Blainslie near Melrose, 1563 (Lauder). Perhaps a smoothed down form of Haugh, which see.

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

= Hawe, q.v.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the hedged enclosure; descendant of Haw or Hal, pet forms of Harry or Henry (home ruler).

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

Sometimes from Henry, through Hal, and so the parent of the surname Hawkins; but probably oftener from the Old English and Soot, haugh, low-lying ground near a river-sometimes confounded with hough, a hillock. In le Hawe is a H.R. surname, as is also Del Hawes.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) Haeg, a small inclosure near a house, a haugh, a close. The name of a town in England.

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

Average Haw Salary in
United States

$47,288 USD

Per year
Rank:
499,079 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000333235
Rank: 27,764 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
109.59%
Sample size: 601 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Haw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Haw (Arabic: عحو, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻮ) is most common in Malaysia. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Haw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Haw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Haw is the 59,433rd most common last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 858,267 people. Haw occurs predominantly in Asia, where 46 percent of Haw reside; 36 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 28 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 130,688th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 3,052 people.

This last name is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 1,927 people, or 1 in 15,306. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Johor, where 23 percent are found, Selangor, where 16 percent are found and Malacca, where 13 percent are found. Other than Malaysia it occurs in 56 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.

Haw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Haw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Haw last name increased 212 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 105 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Haw Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Presbyterian (43%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Haw surname are 7.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.36% registered with the political party.

The amount Haw earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 177.69% more than the national average, earning R 659,904 per year; in United States they earn 9.59% more than the national average, earning $47,288 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.42% more than the national average, earning $50,390 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khaw861,080,438/
Chaw8628,098/
Hawe862,436/
Hauw861,473/
Hawf8687/
Ahaw8660/
Hajw8617/
Heaw867/
Haaw864/
Haiw863/
Hayw863/
Hahw862/
Haww862/
Hawh862/
Hgaw861/
Aw8034,288/
Chawe753,675/
Haiwe751,457/
Khawe75680/
Khauw75116/
Hauwe75104/
Chauw7543/
Chaiw7542/
Heawe7541/
Cheaw7527/
Kheaw759/
Hkhaw757/
Haasw755/
Ahawf754/
Hashw754/
Haawe753/
Khaiw752/
Haywe752/
Chawt752/
Khayw751/
Haïwe751/
Chawz751/
Hassw751/
Chayw751/
Hjaaw751/
Hawch750/
Heaws750/
Hawss750/
Chawp750/
Awe6757,177/
How6721,448/
Hab6713,973/
Auw671,803/
Aaw671,736/
Hav671,453/
Haf671,367/
Ayw67614/
Awf67221/
Eaw67199/
Ajw6766/
Aiw6758/
Khauwe6752/
Awh6735/
Ahw6733/
Aww6723/
Chauwe6714/
Ohw6713/
Chaiwe679/
Avw677/
Khaawe677/
D'Hauw677/
Chawsh674/
Ahahaw674/
Chavws671/
Khaywe671/
Ha'awe671/
Chaywe671/
Chaawe671/
Geehaw670/
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Haw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Haw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺣﻮhw54.84
ﻫﺎﻭhaw38.71
ﻫﻮﺍhwa3.23
ﻫﺎﻭﺍhawa3.23
Haw in the Arabic language
عحوhw-
حوhw-
هوhw-

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