Where hawthorn trees grow
An English habitational surname referring to someone who lived near a hedge of hawthorn trees. The name is derived from the Old English words 'haga' (hedge) and 'thorn' (thorn bush). It is most famously associated with the American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Less common today
Hawthorne isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,170 in 2016.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
19th-century American novelist of 'The Scarlet Letter'
The titular character and author of the forbidden book · The Man in the High Castle
A character in the novel and film 'The Reivers' · The Reivers
