Hawley Surname
Approximately 36,436 people bear this surname
Hawley Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hawley.'
Hawley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25,791 | 1:14,054 | 1,752 |
| England | 5,101 | 1:10,923 | 1,609 |
| Canada | 2,417 | 1:15,244 | 2,242 |
| Australia | 1,750 | 1:15,426 | 2,190 |
| South Africa | 379 | 1:142,949 | 16,392 |
| New Zealand | 301 | 1:15,044 | 2,626 |
| Mexico | 109 | 1:1,138,773 | 14,108 |
| Scotland | 80 | 1:66,923 | 5,243 |
| Micronesia | 64 | 1:1,660 | 378 |
| Wales | 60 | 1:51,576 | 4,775 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Isle of Man | 28 | 1:3,065 | 663 |
| Northern Ireland | 27 | 1:68,335 | 4,994 |
| Anguilla | 22 | 1:611 | 57 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 21 | 1:5,256 | 808 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Israel | 19 | 1:450,402 | 34,739 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 18 | 1:5,510 | 685 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Cayman Islands | 11 | 1:5,808 | 770 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9 | 1:6,133 | 601 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| British Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:6,319 | 600 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 62 | 1:71,449 | 5,226 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,913 | 1:8,368 | 1,270 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:187,161 | 7,190 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:18,090 | 1,402 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,718 | 1:7,475 | 950 |
Hawley (574) may also be a first name.
Hawley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hawley.'
Donaldus Hawley and John Hauly his son were two of the killed in the Drummond-Murray feud at Monzievaird, 1490 (Scot. Rev., I, p. 119), and Thomas Hawlie was witness in Perthshire, 1550 (Gaw, 14). Lower, Bardsley, and Harrison have Hawley as a surname of local origin.
(English) belonging to Hawley, or Dweller at a Hedged Lea (meadow enclosed by a hedge) [Old English haga + leáh (Middle English ley)
(English) One who came from Hawley (hall in the wood or clearing), in Hampshire, or Hawley (holy glade), in Kent.
Places in Hampshire and other counties.
From Haw, a hedge, Saxon, haeg, a small piece of ground near a house, a close, a place where hawthorns grow, and ley, a field or meadow.
From La Haulle, Normandy. Warm de Haulla occurs in Somerset, 1156, and 1165 he held a barony of eight fees in Devon (Liber Niger). Roger de Aula of Somerset and Dorset, 13th cent. From this family descended the Lords Hawley and the Baronets II.
Hawley Demographics
Average Hawley Salary in
United States
$44,648 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hawley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hawley Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hawley (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﺎﻭﻟﻲ) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Hawley.
How Common Is The Last Name Hawley? popularity and diffusion
Hawley is the 15,282nd most commonly held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 200,009 people. Hawley is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Hawley are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 349,810th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 574 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 25,791 people, or 1 in 14,054. In The United States Hawley is most frequent in: California, where 10 percent are found, North Carolina, where 7 percent are found and Michigan, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname exists in 77 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.
Hawley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hawley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hawley surname rose 384 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 667 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hawley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (74%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Hawley surname are 13.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.52% registered with the political party.
The amount Hawley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 108.66% more than the national average, earning R 495,852 per year; in United States they earn 3.47% more than the national average, earning $44,648 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.14% more than the national average, earning $50,745 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hawley Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hawley in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻫﺎﻭﻟﻲ | hawly | - |
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Hawley Reference & Research
Hawley One-name Study - A profile of the Hawley surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.
Hawley DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Haley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Hawley 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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