The hawthorne Surname
hawthorne Name Meaning and History
English and Scottish: topographic name for someone who lived by a
bush or hedge of hawthorn (Old English haguþorn,
hægþorn, i.e. thorn used for making hedges and
enclosures, Old English haga, (ge)hæg), or a
habitational name from a place named with this word, such as Hawthorn
in County Durham. In Scotland the surname originated in the Durham
place name, and from Scotland it was taken to Ireland. This spelling
is now found primarily in northern Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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