The surname Hathaway
An English place surname, carried by 18,401 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈhæθəweɪ/ 3 syllables Soundex H300
Origin
English origin
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.
Hathaway is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 18,401 people named Hathaway in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 16,779 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 18,041.
Who is named Hathaway
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
90% of people named Hathaway identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 90%
- Black (not Hispanic) 4.8%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
- Two or more races 1.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Famous Hathaways
7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Anne HathawayAmerican actress (born 1982)
- Henry HathawayAmerican film director and producer (1898-1985)
- Donny HathawayAmerican singer-songwriter and musician (1945-1979)
- Noah HathawayAmerican actor, born 1971
- Lalah HathawayAmerican singer, born 1968
- William HathawayAmerican politician (1924-2013)
- Stanley K. HathawayAmerican politician (1924-2005)
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Questions
- Where does the surname Hathaway come from?
- 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…
- How common is the surname Hathaway?
- 18,401 people in the United States had the surname Hathaway in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,779 Americans. It ranked 1,966th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Hathaway?
- In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Hathaway identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Hathaway?
- Anne Hathaway, American actress (born 1982), followed by Henry Hathaway.
- Where is the surname Hathaway most common?
- Wikidata records people named Hathaway in the United States.
- How do you pronounce Hathaway?
- Hathaway is /ˈhæθəweɪ/, 3 syllables.
- What type of surname is Hathaway?
- Hathaway is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
- Is the surname Hathaway getting more or less common?
- More common. 18,041 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,401 in 2010, up 2.0%.
- What are other spellings of Hathaway?
- Hadaway, Haddaway, Hardaway, Hardway, Hataway and Hatheway.