Hathaway

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname): 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 Old English hǣþ (“heath, untilled land”) + weġ (“way”). A metronymic surname from an Old English personal name *Heaþuwig, which is composed of the elements heaþu (“stife, contention”) and wīg (“war”). Cognate with German Hedwig. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈhæθəweɪ/ === Proper noun === Hathaway (countable and uncountable, plural Hathaways) (countable) A surname from Old English. (uncountable) A placename, from the surname: A census-designated place in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, United States. An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Hathaway is the 1966th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18401 individuals. Hathaway is most common among White (90.3%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hathaway”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 141.