Hawksworth
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Hafoc (“hawk”) + -s- + worþ (“enclosure”).
Proper noun
Hawksworth (countable and uncountable, plural Hawksworths)
- A village and civil parish in Rushcliffe borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7543). [1]
- A suburb north of Kirkstall, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2537, postcode LS5).
- A small village near Guiseley, Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1641, postcode LS20).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hawksworth is the 51830th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 401 individuals. Hawksworth is most common among White (93.27%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hawksworth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 145.