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
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Hawley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hawley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hawley (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﺎﻭﻟﻲ) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hawley? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 15,282nd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 200,009 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Hawley live; 78 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 349,810th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 574 people.
It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 25,791 people, or 1 in 14,054. In The United States Hawley is most frequent in: California, where 10 percent reside, North Carolina, where 7 percent reside and Michigan, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 77 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.
Hawley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hawley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hawley surname increased 384 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 667 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hawley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Hawley surname is predominantly Catholic (74%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Hawley last name are 13.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.52% being registered to vote for the 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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