# Hawthorne (surname)

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

A topographic or habitational surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a hawthorn hedge or in a place with such a name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 16,758 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,167 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 18,424 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.9% (15,968 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhɔ.θoɹn/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Hawthorn.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hawthorne 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) | 57% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 37% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hawthorne in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Hawthorne

- Nathaniel Hawthorne, American writer (1804–1864)
- Nigel Hawthorne, British actor (1929–2001)
- Kim Hawthorne, American actress
- Charles Webster Hawthorne, American artist (1872-1930)
- Julian Hawthorne, American journalist (1846-1934)
- M. Frederick Hawthorne, American chemist
- Mother Mary Alphonsa, (1851-1926) Roman Catholic sister and social worker

## Similar surnames

Hathorn, Hawthorn, Hetherington, Huitron.

## 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.