Last Name HAWLEY

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Meaning Local: Of Hawley.
From 'Haw,' a hedge, Saxon, 'haeg,' a small piece of ground near a house, a close, a place where hawthorns grow, and 'ley,' a field or meadow.
Origin English, Jewish, Anglo-saxon

Rank 2,005 (2000 US census) 2,086 (1990 US census)
Count 16,578 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 91.41%, or 15154 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 4.25%, or 705 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.45%, or 75 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.16%, or 192 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.26%, or 209 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.47%, or 244 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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