# Hawley (surname)

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

A habitational 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) | 18,100 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,993 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 17,058 people |
| Change since 2000 | +9.2% (16,578 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Two main origins: * The village in Hampshire is from Old English heall (“hall, dwelling, house”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to hall + -ley (“lea”). * The village in Kent is from Old English hāliġ (“holy, sacred”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to holy + -ley (“lea”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hawley 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) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hawley in the United States.

## People named Hawley

- Josh Hawley, American lawyer and politician (born 1979)
- Steven Hawley, American astronaut
- Noah Hawley, American television writer and producer (born 1967)
- Wanda Hawley, American actress (1895-1963)
- Willis C. Hawley, American politician (1864–1941)
- James H. Hawley, American politician (1847-1929)
- Elizabeth Hawley Gasque, American politician (1886-1989)
- Tommy Tuberville, American football coach and politician (born 1954)

## Similar surnames

Hale, Haley, Healy, Healey, Hailey, Haile, Halley, Howley, Halle, Howle, Hayley, Hill.

## 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.