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  • Distribution of Awe Families in England and Wales in 1891

Origin of Awe Total Records: 2  Origin of Awe, Meaning of Awe Origin: In the book "Ancestors and Descendants of Edmond Hawes" by James William Haws & pub. 1914, its states "Hawes is a local name and was common in many parts of England. It is derived from "haw," a hedge or an enclosure. Before the common use of surnames, someone who had an enclosure when his neighbors had none or who had a larger enclosure than they, was called, for instance, John at the Haw. or John of the Haw. In process of time the local association was lost sight of and the word became a true surname. John Hawe was the result, and the name was so written in the earliest records, but the ancestors of the emigrant Edmond early wrote the name Hawes. This may have been due to the fact that they owned several "haws" or enclosures, or may have been simply the result of natural causes operating on the evolution of words. Another theory is that the name Hawes was a patronymic, being a shortened form of Haweson." Surnames: Hawes/Haws Submitted by: Autry W. Haws Origin of Awe, Meaning of Awe Origin: Hawes is taken from the meaning off a place in the middle of valley and is richly know to have descendents with very rich vein of blue blood and current hawes family members include Sir Rodney Hawes (Lloyds TSB Chairmen) Surnames: Hawes Submitted by: andrew hawes 2/17/2012 5:15 PM Page 1 of 1

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