Hawthorn Surname
Approximately 5,517 people bear this surname
Hawthorn Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hawthorn,' from residence by some prominent haw thorn tree. Perhaps Horethorn has a share in the parentage.
Galfridus Hackthom, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John atte Horethorne, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Read More About This SurnameHawthorn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,662 | 1:33,525 | 4,435 |
| United States | 1,424 | 1:254,536 | 24,133 |
| Australia | 865 | 1:31,209 | 4,152 |
| Scotland | 438 | 1:12,223 | 1,629 |
| Canada | 320 | 1:115,142 | 12,242 |
| New Zealand | 275 | 1:16,467 | 2,872 |
| South Africa | 152 | 1:356,432 | 32,570 |
| Northern Ireland | 146 | 1:12,637 | 1,842 |
| Jamaica | 81 | 1:35,431 | 2,435 |
| France | 53 | 1:1,253,259 | 128,888 |
| Wales | 43 | 1:71,966 | 6,223 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 323 | 1:13,715 | 1,800 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,303 | 1:18,707 | 2,687 |
| Scotland | 431 | 1:8,685 | 1,167 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,993 | 1:25,198 | 3,114 |
Hawthorn (34) may also be a first name.
Hawthorn Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hawthorn,' from residence by some prominent haw thorn tree. Perhaps Horethorn has a share in the parentage.
Galfridus Hackthom, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John atte Horethorne, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Sabina atte-horethorn. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.
Adrian Hauthorne, 1551: Register of the University of Oxford.
Gilbert Hawthorn, Somerset, 1589-9: ibid.
1597. Married — Walter Hawthorne and Alice Dyer: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1626. John Hawthorne, Berkshire, and Mary Albanie: Marriage Lic (London).
1793. Married — John Hawthorn and Mary King: St. George, Hanover Square.
An old Galloway surname. The name is local from Hawthorn in the parish of Easington, county Durham. A family of the name were proprietors of Meikle or Over Aires in the parish of Kirkinner. In 1455 the Chamberlain accounts "for 15 bolls farinae avenaticae" (oatmeal) of the escheat of Daude Halthorn (ER., VI p. 195,205). Two Hauthornes were summoned to compear before the Lords of Council in Jan. 1484 (ADC., p. 97). The family became kyndlie tenants on the lands of Airies under the Church, and 'Sir' Mychaell Hathorne was reader in Toskertoun in the first list of Reformed clergy (Agnew, I, p. 425; Laing, 408). Margaret Hathorn appears in Carstairs, 1602 (Lanark CR.), Anna Hauthorne was heir of James Hauthorne, burgess of Stranraer, 1628 (Inquis., 1432), and Esther Halthorn in Pathhouse of Colleumis in record, 1728 (Kirkcudbright). Halthoirne 1591, Halthorne 1556, Haulthorne 1587, Hauthorn 1676 Hawthorne 1628.
(English) Dweller by a Haw-thorn - Tree [Old English hagu þorn]
(English) One who came from Hawthorn (hawthorn tree), a village in Durham; dwells near a hawthorn tree.
A location name in Lincolnshire.
Hawthorn Demographics
Average Hawthorn Salary in
United States
$39,943 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hawthorn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hawthorn Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hawthorn is found most in England. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hawthorn? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hawthorn is the 87,225th most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,320,925 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Hawthorn are found; 42 percent are found in Northern Europe and 42 percent are found in British Isles. Hawthorn is also the 1,775,424th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 34 people.
The last name Hawthorn is most numerous in England, where it is held by 1,662 people, or 1 in 33,525. In England Hawthorn is most common in: Greater London, where 13 percent are found, West Midlands, where 12 percent are found and Tyne and Wear, where 8 percent are found. Aside from England Hawthorn exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 16 percent are found.
Hawthorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hawthorn has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Hawthorn last name increased 128 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it declined 29 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 102 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,075 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hawthorn Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Hawthorn last name is predominantly Presbyterian (44%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Hawthorn surname are 6.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.58% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Hawthorn earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 5.66% more than the national average, earning 365,679 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 33.98% more than the national average, earning R 318,384 per year; in United States they earn 7.43% less than the national average, earning $39,943 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.36% less than the national average, earning $48,509 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne | 94 | 31,390 | / |
| Hawthoren | 94 | 5 | / |
| Hawthorin | 94 | 0 | / |
| Hawtorn | 93 | 2 | / |
| Awthorn | 93 | 0 | / |
| Hawthorrne | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hawthoorne | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hawtthorne | 89 | 1 | / |
| Haawthorne | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hawththorn | 89 | 0 | / |
| Hawthourne | 89 | 0 | / |
| Gawthorn | 88 | 84 | / |
| Howthorn | 88 | 6 | / |
| Hawtorne | 88 | 3 | / |
| Hawthurn | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hewthorn | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hawthern | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hawtharn | 88 | 0 | / |
| Howthorne | 82 | 17 | / |
| Hawhtorne | 82 | 2 | / |
| Hawthurne | 82 | 1 | / |
| Howthorng | 82 | 1 | / |
| Howhthorn | 82 | 0 | / |
| Havtorn | 80 | 67 | / |
| Haftorn | 80 | 25 | / |
| Howtorn | 80 | 0 | / |
| Havtorin | 75 | 2 | / |
| Khavtorin | 71 | 34 | / |
| Khavtoryn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Havtorina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khavtorina | 67 | 32 | / |
| Avtorin | 67 | 23 | / |
| Avtorina | 63 | 3 | / |
| Khavturin | 59 | 10 | / |
| Havturina | 59 | 3 | / |
| Khavturyn | 59 | 1 | / |
| Khavturina | 56 | 9 | / |
| Khavturyna | 56 | 2 | / |
| Avtorinova | 56 | 1 | / |
| Aftarin | 53 | 1 | / |
| Avtarin | 53 | 1 | / |
| Avturin | 53 | 1 | / |
| Aftarina | 50 | 73 | / |
| Jobtharn | 50 | 1 | / |
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