Last Name HAWKSWORTH

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Meaning Local: Of Hawksworth, a parish in county Notts, eight miles from Newark. Also, 'of Hawkswith,' a township in the parish of Arncliffe, West Riding Yorks.
Origin English, Irish, Falkland

Rank 53,556 (2000 US census)
Count 362 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 93.37%, or 338 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 1.66%, or 6 total occurrences, as black,
  • 1.66%, or 6 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.66%, or 6 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


English surnames

 English surnames can be divided into five classes: Baptisimal or Personal (first) names, local, official, and occupative surnames. Nicknames represent the last class. Practically there are only four classes, for it is often hard ti distinguish between occupation and offic...

Russian middle names

 As with many things that are 'Russian,' neither child nor his parents has much choice in picking the name. It is purely patronymic and generally predefined at the time when the child is born or even rather conceived. The name is derived from the child's father's first...

How many distinct last names exist in the United States of America?

 How does one estimate/guess that number? The first source that comes to mind is the result of the latest available census. We know that 2000 year census presents us with a little over 150,000 unique surnames. The least po...

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