How common is the surname Hawley?

18,100 people in the United States had the surname Hawley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,058 Americans. It ranked 1,993rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hawley?

Josh Hawley, American lawyer and politician (born 1979), followed by Steven Hawley.

Where is the surname Hawley most common?

Wikidata records people named Hawley in the United States.

Is the surname Hawley getting more or less common?

More common. 16,578 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,100 in 2010, up 9.2%.

The surname Hawley

An English place surname, carried by 18,100 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hawley is more common than 98.8% of them.

Origin

English origin

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”).

Hawley 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 18,100 people named Hawley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,058 Americans. That is up 9.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 16,578.

#1,993

rank among US surnames

18,100

people in 2010

6.1

per 100,000 Americans

+9.2%

change since 2000 (was #2,005)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,984	Cates	18,190	16,973
#1,985	Covarrubias	18,189	16,974
#1,986	Addison	18,169	16,993
#1,987	Ha	18,156	17,005
#1,989	Cao	18,138	17,022
#1,990	Dickens	18,123	17,036
#1,991	Judd	18,110	17,048

Who is named Hawley

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

89% of people named Hawley identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hawleys

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Josh Hawley
American lawyer and politician (born 1979)
Steven Hawley
American astronaut, born 1951
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)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hawley

Hawley has the Soundex code H400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H400.

Other English surnames

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Questions

Where does the surname Hawley come from?: 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…
How common is the surname Hawley?: 18,100 people in the United States had the surname Hawley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,058 Americans. It ranked 1,993rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hawley?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Hawley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hawley?: Josh Hawley, American lawyer and politician (born 1979), followed by Steven Hawley.
Where is the surname Hawley most common?: Wikidata records people named Hawley in the United States.
What type of surname is Hawley?: Hawley is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Hawley getting more or less common?: More common. 16,578 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,100 in 2010, up 9.2%.