Haw Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Haw Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Haw family

Profession Census Frequency
School 111
Farm Labourer 18
Private Means 11
None 8
Farmer 8
Weaver 7
Housemaid (domestic) 7
General Servant (domestic) 6
Labourer 6
General Labourer 6
Dressmaker 5
Joiner 5
Bricklayer 5
Domestic Servant 5
House Painter 5
Railway Clerk 5
At School 4
Farm Foreman 4
House Keeper 4
Housewife 4
School Boy 4
Worsted Spinner 4
Machinist 4
Milliner 3
Laundress 3

Haw Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Howe 50% 78,383
2 How 67% 16,212
3 Haw 100% 8,061
4 Haugh 40% 2,500
5 Howie 40% 1,956
6 Hawe 75% 1,552
7 Hew 67% 538
8 Hewe 50% 122

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The surname Haw is the 3rd most popular variant of Howe.

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