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Hawkesford Surname Meaning

Perhaps from Hawksworth (Notts), which is recorded as Hokiswurth in 1203 and Hawksforth in 1535. The place-name probably derives from the Old English personal name Hōc (genitive Hōces) + Old English worð ‘enclosure’; the form of the name appears to have been altered under influence from Middle English hauk ‘hawk’. Some examples may belong under (2).

From a lost or as yet unidentified place of this name, probably in Warwicks or Staffs. It is clearly originally Hawkford with an excrescent medial -s- and may be from Halford (Warwicks), which is recorded as Halgford and Halchford in 1232.

This derivation comes from Old English halh ‘nook, corner of land’ + ford ‘shallow place by which water can be crossed, ford’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Hawkesford families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Hawkesford family name was found in the UK in 1891. In 1891 there were 87 Hawkesford families living in Warwickshire. This was about 66% of all the recorded Hawkesford's in United Kingdom. Warwickshire had the highest population of Hawkesford families in 1891.
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What did your Hawkesford ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Hawkesford. 65% of Hawkesford women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    65%
  • Unpaid Domestic Du
    7%
  • Retired
    5%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    5%

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