Hawksworth Surname

114,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,027 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Hawksworth Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Hawksworth = Hawk’s (H(e)afoc's) Estate or Farm [genit. of the pers. name from Old English hafoc, a hawk + worð) The Yorkshire Hawksworth was Haukesworth in the 14th cent.

Hawksworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,7301:20,4102,887
United States5501:659,01652,733
Australia2501:107,98312,061
Canada2111:174,62417,463
Wales811:38,2043,749
New Zealand631:71,87810,704
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
Northern Ireland231:80,2195,468
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Falkland Islands71:44788
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
France11:66,422,722504,397
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3551:17,9892,601
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:627,73441,746

Hawksworth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Hawksworth = Hawk’s (H(e)afoc's) Estate or Farm [genit. of the pers. name from Old English hafoc, a hawk + worð) The Yorkshire Hawksworth was Haukesworth in the 14th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Places in cos, York, Notts, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Yorkshire.

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

Hawksworth Last Name Facts

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

Hawksworth is found most frequently in England. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hawksworth? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hawksworth is the 114,765th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,809,671 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Hawksworth live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 71 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 2,730 people, or 1 in 20,410. In England it is primarily found in: South Yorkshire, where 15 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 13 percent reside and Derbyshire, where 10 percent reside. Outside of England this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Hawksworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hawksworth has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Hawksworth last name grew 201 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 688 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hawksworth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hawksworth last name are 23.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.81% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hawksworth earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 34.27% more than the national average, earning R 319,080 per year; in United States they earn 2.9% more than the national average, earning $44,400 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.91% more than the national average, earning $54,606 CAD per year.

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