Altered form of English Hawkwood, a habitational name from a
place called Hawkswood in Sible Hedingham, Essex, or from Hawkwood
Farm in Gosfield, Essex. This is a common name in the South,
notably in GA, TX, and AL.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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