Hawksley Surname

293,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Hawksley Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Hawksley = (the) Hawk's Lea or H(e)a- foc’s Lea [the genit. of Old English h(e)afoc, hawk (used as a pers. name) + leáh (Middle English ley]

Hawksley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5631:98,96610,472
United States4911:738,20657,824
Australia1571:171,94717,598
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
France41:16,605,680368,153
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3591:67,8987,708
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Hawksley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Hawksley = (the) Hawk's Lea or H(e)a- foc’s Lea [the genit. of Old English h(e)afoc, hawk (used as a pers. name) + leáh (Middle English ley]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Somerset Or Hauxley; Northumberland.

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

Hawksley Last Name Facts

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

Hawksley is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hawksley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hawksley is the 293,736th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 5,605,805 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Hawksley reside; 45 percent reside in Northern Europe and 44 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 563 people, or 1 in 98,966. In England Hawksley is most numerous in: Leicestershire, where 13 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 11 percent reside and Greater London, where 10 percent reside. Aside from England it exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Hawksley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hawksley has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Hawksley surname rose 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 909 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hawksley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hawksley are 1.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hawksley earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 1.49% less than the national average, earning R 234,096 per year; in United States they earn 20.42% more than the national average, earning $51,959 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.95% less than the national average, earning $40,764 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hawkesley9454/
Hawksly931/
Hakesley88143/
Hacksley8833/
Hawkesly881/
Hawkslez880/
Hackesley820/
Hakesle801/
Hawksel800/
Hakesly800/
Howksly800/
Hawk-Sully781/
Hawks-La752/
Hucksley751/
Hakasale751/
Hawkswll751/
Hocksley750/
Haksal71428/
Hawkswell71332/
Haksel7136/
Haxley7122/
Hake-Söhle6715/
Hacksel677/
Hak Sil674/
Haksala671/
Hicksle671/
Haksell671/
Huksily671/
Hawkeswell671/
Hucksly670/
Heaxley670/
Hauxley670/

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Hawksley Reference & Research

Hawksley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hawksley
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