Is There a Hadaway Coat of Arms?

Before spelling settled in the modern era, so Hathaway could easily become Hadaway. Its meaning, shared with Hathaway, is “path across the heath”.

How the spelling arose

Records show Hadaway as one of the forms Hathaway took over time. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Related forms: Hathway and Hatheway.

The 2010 US Census counted 1,786 people named Hadaway, ranking it number 16,179 among American surnames.

Heraldry and the Hadaway name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Hadaway, so the heraldry linked to Hathaway is a starting point, not an automatic right.

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