Hatheway Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Anyone researching Hatheway should also look under Hathaway. Its meaning, shared with Hathaway, is “path across the heath”.

Hatheway and Hathaway

Hatheway writes “e” in place of the “a” found in Hathaway, a common scribal difference. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. You may also find the name written Hathway and Hadaway.

Surname statistics

546 Americans were listed as Hatheway in the 2010 census. It sits among the 50,000 most common last names in the country.

Heraldry and the Hatheway name

Looking for a Hatheway coat of arms? Arms were granted to families, not to surnames, and our research shows which heraldic tradition fits yours.

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