Hawksley Family History
Hawksley Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Hawkesley Hall in King's Norton (Worcestershire) or some other similarly named place. The Worcestershire placename derives from the Old English personal name Hafoc or Old English hafoc ‘hawk’ + hlāw ‘mound hill’ while other similar placenames may have Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’ as the final element.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022