Hawksworth

English

Alternative forms

• Hawkesworth

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Hafoc (“hawk”) + -s- + worþ (“enclosure”).

Proper noun

Hawksworth (countable and uncountable, plural Hawksworths)

1. A village and civil parish in Rushcliffe borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7543).
2. A suburb north of Kirkstall, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2537, postcode LS5).
3. A small village near Guiseley, Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1641, postcode LS20).
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hawksworth is the 51830^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 401 individuals. Hawksworth is most common among White (93.27%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hawksworth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 145.