How common is the surname Haw?

766 people in the United States had the surname Haw in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 403,062 Americans. It ranked 30,477th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Haw?

In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Haw identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Is the surname Haw getting more or less common?

More common. 711 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 766 in 2010, up 7.7%.

Is Haw also a first name?

Yes. Haw is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Haw

An English patronymic surname, carried by 766 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Haw is more common than 81.2% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English haga (“enclosure”). Also a back-formation from Middle English Hawkin, a diminutive of Harry or of a given name meaning "a hawk". Doublet of Haig.

Haw is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

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 766 people named Haw in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 403,062 Americans. That is up 7.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 711.

#30,477

rank among US surnames

766

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+7.7%

change since 2000 (was #30,900)

Who is named Haw

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

68% of people named Haw identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 4.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 68%
Asian and Pacific Islander 22%
Two or more races 4.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Haw

Haw has the Soundex code H000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H000.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Haw come from?: From Old English haga (“enclosure”). Also a back-formation from Middle English Hawkin, a diminutive of Harry or of a given name meaning "a hawk". Doublet of Haig.
How common is the surname Haw?: 766 people in the United States had the surname Haw in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 403,062 Americans. It ranked 30,477th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Haw?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Haw identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
What type of surname is Haw?: Haw is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Haw getting more or less common?: More common. 711 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 766 in 2010, up 7.7%.
Is Haw also a first name?: Yes. Haw is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.