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Hathaway
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English
Alternative forms
surname en Hadaway Haddaway Hardaway Hardway Hataway Hatheway Hattaway
Etymology
Two possible origins:
A topographic surname for someone who lived by a path across a heath, from en ang hǣþ heath, untilled land + ang weġ way.
A metronymic surname from an en ang - personal name ang *Heaþuwig, which is composed of the elements ang heaþu stife, contention and ang wīg war. Cognate with de Hedwig.
Pronunciation
en /ˈhæθəweɪ/ US
Proper noun
~ s
en countable en Old English.
en Pass notes, No 3,030: Anne Hathaway w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/aug/21/pass-notes-anne-hathaway-one-day 2011-08-21 Yes, it must be hell. It hasn't stopped Hathaway, though. The star of The Princess Diaries and The Princess Diaries 2 is now the star of One Day, playing complicated, mousey Yorkshireperson Emma Morley. https://web.archive.org/web/20261018053532/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/aug/21/pass-notes-anne-hathaway-one-day 18 October 2026
en uncountable A placename, from the surname:
en CDP par/Jefferson Davis Parish s/Louisiana c/US.
en unincorporated community co/Calhoun County s/West Virginia c/US.
Derived terms
en Hathahate Hathahater
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Hathaway is the 1966th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18,401 individuals. Hathaway is most common among White (90.3%) individuals.
Further reading
en surnames from given names