Haws Surname

80,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,048 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Haws 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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Haws Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,6041:64,6797,562
Canada1771:208,16720,218
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
England961:580,39635,131
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3251:75,0018,205
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3541:37,0894,393

Haws (32) may also be a first name.

Haws 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

(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

From Hawes; a location name in Yorkshire.

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

Haws Last Name Facts

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

The surname Haws (Arabic: هوس) is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Haws? popularity and diffusion

The last name Haws is the 80,512th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,204,951 people. Haws occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Haws are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Haws is also the 1,840,253rd most widespread forename world-wide, borne by 32 people.

Haws is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 5,604 people, or 1 in 64,679. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Utah, where 16 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent reside and Egypt, where 2 percent reside.

Haws Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Haws has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Haws last name expanded 414 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 70 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Haws Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Haws surname are 22.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.09% registered with the political party.

The amount Haws earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.56% more than the national average, earning $45,116 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.58% more than the national average, earning $51,462 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hawse89628/
Khaws895/
Chaws895/
Hawsh891/
Haews891/
Hawss890/
Heaws890/
Hawst890/
Aws86384/
Khawse8065/
Chawsh804/
Haiwes802/
Haywes802/
Chavws801/
Haawse800/
Hafs751,504/
Hews75514/
Hows75381/
Awse75125/
Habs7586/
Hawz7550/
Awss7519/
Havs7512/
Aaws753/
Awsh753/
Eaws752/
Ahws752/
Avws751/
Hawx751/
Auws751/
Awxs751/
Ajws751/
Awsp751/
Aews751/
Khawshe7311/
Chaiwes733/
Howse677,869/
Haefs67671/
Hafsh67359/
Hafss67137/
Habsh67124/
Chavs67116/
Haubs6793/
Haufs6781/
Havsø6775/
Haafs6750/
Havås6748/
Hafsø6737/
Hafse6733/
Chows6731/
Khafs6717/
Haabs6714/
Chabs6712/
Awsse678/
Gaiws675/
Khavs673/
Ahwsh672/
Habss672/
Haffs672/
Howsh672/
Haewß672/
H'Afs672/
Heafs672/
Haphs672/
Awshh671/
Chawz671/
Havse671/
Haybs671/
Johws671/
Howhs671/
Gawss671/
Aiwes671/
Jawsh671/
Hawch670/
Hewss670/
Ahwss670/
Awffs670/

Haws Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Haws in the Arabic language
هوسhws-

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