About Hawthorne
The surname Hawthorne is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "haguþorn" or "haguthorn," which mean "hawthorn tree." The name likely originated as a topographic or locational surname for someone who lived near a hawthorn tree or in a place named after the tree. It may also have been a nickname for someone with a prickly or thorny personality. Overall, the surname Hawthorne is associated with the hawthorn tree and its symbolic meanings of protection, fertility, and transformation.
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Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hawthorne based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Hawthorne in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
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