# Hathaway (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hathaway/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Old English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 18,401 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,966 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 16,779 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.0% (18,041 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhæθəweɪ/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Hadaway, Haddaway, Hardaway, Hardway, Hataway, Hatheway, Hattaway |

## Etymology

Two possible origins: * A topographic surname for someone who lived by a path across a heath, from Old English hǣþ (“heath, untilled land”) + weġ (“way”). * A metronymic surname from an Old English personal name *Heaþuwig, which is composed of the elements heaþu (“stife, contention”) and wīg (“war”). Cognate with German Hedwig.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hathaway in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hathaway in the United States.

## People named Hathaway

- Anne Hathaway, American actress (born 1982)
- Henry Hathaway, American film director and producer (1898-1985)
- Donny Hathaway, American singer-songwriter and musician (1945-1979)
- Noah Hathaway, American actor
- Lalah Hathaway, American singer
- William Hathaway, American politician (1924-2013)
- Stanley K. Hathaway, American politician (1924-2005)

## Similar surnames

Hattaway, Hadaway, Hood, Heath, Hewitt, Hyde, Head, Hoyt, Hyatt, Haywood, Hite, Hiatt.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.