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UK surname

Hawdon

In the 1881 census there were 175 people recorded with the Hawdon surname, ranking it #13,982 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 300, ranked #14,738, down from #13,982 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Hull Holy Trinity, Gateshead and Newcastle All Saints. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Copeland, Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Hawdon is 320 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 71.4%.

1881 census count

175

Ranked #13,982

Modern count

300

2016, ranked #14,738

Peak year

1911

320 bearers

Map years

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1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Hawdon had 175 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,982 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 300 in 2016, ranked #14,738.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 320 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Hawdon surname distribution map

The map shows where the Hawdon surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Hawdon surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Hawdon over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 85 #18,940
1861 historical 151 #15,209
1881 historical 175 #13,982
1891 historical 236 #13,278
1901 historical 242 #13,392
1911 historical 320 #10,932
1997 modern 292 #13,765
1998 modern 297 #13,967
1999 modern 284 #14,474
2000 modern 286 #14,385
2001 modern 280 #14,364
2002 modern 287 #14,402
2003 modern 268 #14,897
2004 modern 270 #14,913
2005 modern 262 #15,182
2006 modern 265 #15,126
2007 modern 263 #15,366
2008 modern 265 #15,425
2009 modern 277 #15,260
2010 modern 290 #15,096
2011 modern 281 #15,276
2012 modern 291 #14,806
2013 modern 295 #14,918
2014 modern 299 #14,880
2015 modern 300 #14,758
2016 modern 300 #14,738

Geography

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Where Hawdons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Hull Holy Trinity, Gateshead, Newcastle All Saints, Ryton and St Giles Camberwell. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Copeland, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne and County Durham. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Hull Holy Trinity Yorkshire, East Riding
2 Gateshead Durham
3 Newcastle All Saints Northumberland
4 Ryton Durham
5 St Giles Camberwell London (South Districts)

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Copeland 008 Copeland
2 Gateshead 018 Gateshead
3 Newcastle upon Tyne 001 Newcastle upon Tyne
4 County Durham 025 County Durham
5 Newcastle upon Tyne 002 Newcastle upon Tyne

Forenames

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First names often paired with Hawdon

These lists show first names that appear often with the Hawdon surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Hawdon

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Hawdon, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce

Group

Young Families in Industrial Towns

Nationally, the Hawdon surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Young Families in Industrial Towns, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Hawdon household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These neighbourhoods house predominantly young, UK-born individuals identifying with a White ethnic group with dependent children. Long-term disability and unpaid care are prevalent, and religious affiliations are uncommon. Housing is terraced or semi-detached and social rented sector housing is the norm. Unemployment is above the Supergroup average, and employment is principally in elementary occupations, as process plant and machine operatives, or in caring and leisure services. Educational attainment is low. The group is scattered throughout former industrial towns in the Midlands and the South Wales Valleys.

Wider pattern

Living in terraced or semi-detached houses, residents of these neighbourhoods typically lack high levels of education and work in elementary or routine service occupations. Unemployment is above average. Residents are predominantly born in the UK, and residents are also predominantly from ethnic minorities. Social (but not private sector) rented sector housing is common. This Supergroup is found throughout the UK’s conurbations and industrial regions but is also an integral part of smaller towns.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Hawdon is most associated with areas classed as Skilled Trades and Construction Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

These scattered, peripheral and often low residential density neighbourhoods house more workers in skilled trades and construction. Few households rent social housing and there are few students. Multiple car ownership is higher than the Supergroup average, perhaps because of poorer public transport connectivity. Incidence of mixed or multiple ethnicity is below the Supergroup average, and the absence of individuals identifying as Pakistani or Other Asian groups is also less pronounced. Flatted accommodation is less dominant than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Hawdon is most concentrated in decile 8 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

8
Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Hawdon falls in decile 5 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

5
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Hawdon is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of Over 70 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

10
Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Hawdon, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Hawdon families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Hawdon surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Durham leads with 59 Hawdons recorded in 1881 and an index of 11.62x.

County Total Index
Durham 59 11.62x
Northumberland 42 16.54x
Yorkshire 30 1.77x
Lincolnshire 16 5.86x
Middlesex 12 0.70x
Surrey 9 1.08x
Devon 3 0.84x
Aberdeenshire 2 1.27x
Nottinghamshire 2 0.87x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Gateshead in Durham leads with 23 Hawdons recorded in 1881 and an index of 60.49x.

Place Total Index
Gateshead 23 60.49x
Bishopwearmouth 12 27.53x
Westgate 12 76.29x
Elswick 11 54.27x
Middlesbrough 11 49.93x
Winlaton 11 225.87x
Clee With Weelsby 10 167.22x
Camberwell 9 8.25x
Hackney London 8 8.36x
Linthorpe 8 79.29x
Benwell 7 251.80x
St Mary 6 530.97x
Whickham 6 128.48x
Great Grimsby 5 28.87x
Wallsend 4 49.69x
Exeter St Sidwell 3 36.86x
Gowdall 3 2500.00x
Stamfordham 3 1875.00x
Cropwell Butler 2 625.00x
Ebchester 2 253.16x
Lonmay 2 138.89x
Newcastle On Tyne All Sts 2 13.18x
Newcastle On Tyne St 2 15.20x
Sunderland 2 22.30x
Bow London 1 4.60x
Chelsea London 1 1.94x
Cleethorpes 1 62.11x
Goole 1 35.34x
Marton In Middlesbrough 1 161.29x
Morpeth 1 33.44x
Ryton 1 56.18x
Ryton Woodside 1 158.73x
St Giles 1 31.55x
St Pancras London 1 0.73x
Westminster St James 1 5.70x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Hawdon surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Hawdon surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
John 20
William 12
Robert 6
Joseph 5
George 4
Thomas 4
Alfred 3
Edward 2
Fred 2
Frederick 2
Henry 2
Luke 2
Ralph 2
Samuel 2
Thos. 2
Arthur 1
Benjamin 1
C.G. 1
Chas.Hy. 1
Cuthbert 1
F. 1
Francis 1
Frederic 1
Herbert 1
Infant 1
James 1
Matthew 1
Michael 1
Nicholas 1
Percy 1
Peter 1
Richard 1
S. 1
W. 1

FAQ

Hawdon surname: questions and answers

How common was the Hawdon surname in 1881?

In 1881, 175 people were recorded with the Hawdon surname. That placed it at #13,982 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Hawdon surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 300 in 2016. That gives Hawdon a modern rank of #14,738.

What does the Hawdon map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Hawdon bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.