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Haworth History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The Anglo-Saxon name Haworth comes from when the family resided in or near the settlement of Haworth in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Hayward's Heath in Sussex is another possible origin of the name. Early spellings of the name were listed as Huarth and later as Hearwarthe.

The surname Haworth belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.

Early Origins of the Haworth family

The surname Haworth was first found in Yorkshire and Lancashire. Today Haworth is a rural village within the City of Bradford, in West Yorkshire, best known by the vicarage and former residence of the Brontë sisters. Their father was the vicar. Haworth dates back to 1209 when it was first listed as Hauewrth and literally meant "enclosure with a hedge," from the Old English words "haga" + "worth." 1

The Lancashire branch originated at Haworth in the Parish of Rochdale, Salford hundred. One of the first records of the name was Robert de Haworth, Abbot of Stanlaw Abbey, resigned after having served 24 years as Abbot in 1292. 2

Robert de Hawrth was listed in the Yorkshire Pipe Rolls. Alicia de Haworth was listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379. Johannes Haueworth and Johannes de Haworth were also listed on the same roll. 3

Early History of the Haworth family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Haworth research. Another 56 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1419, 1447, 1676, 1679, 1680, 1683, 1767, 1793, 1797, 1798, 1802, 1806, 1812, 1817 and 1833 are included under the topic Early Haworth History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Haworth Spelling Variations

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Haworth include Haworth, Howarth and others.

Early Notables of the Haworth family

Notables of this surname at this time include:

Samuel Haworth (fl. 1683), was an English empiric, a native of Hertfordshire, and probably the son of William Haworth, who wrote against the Hertford Quakers (1676.) "In 1679 he was a 'student of phys...

Haworth Ranking

In the United States, the name Haworth is the 5,001^st most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 4

Haworth migration to the United States +

A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants:

Haworth Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

George Haworth (c. 1676-1724), who arrived from Gambleside, Lancashire in 1699

Haworth Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Samuel Haworth, who arrived in America in 1807 5
John Haworth, who settled in New York in 1820
John Haworth, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1833 5
George Haworth, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1835 5
David Haworth, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1855 5
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Haworth migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Haworth Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. William Haworth, English convict who was convicted in Lancaster, Lancashire, England for 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Elizabeth" in May 1816, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 6
Mr. Edmund Haworth, English convict who was convicted in Lancaster, Lancashire, England for 10 years, transported aboard the "Emerald Isle" on 25th June 1842, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 7
James Haworth (aged 25), a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1856 aboard the ship "Eliza"

Haworth migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Haworth Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Robert Haworth, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Solent" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 30th July 1857 8
Miss Margaret Haworth, (b. 1859), aged 25, British settler travelling from Plymouth aboard the ship "Florida" arriving in Invercargill, Southland, South Island, New Zealand on 10th March 1884 9

Contemporary Notables of the name Haworth (post 1700) +

Sir Walter Norman Haworth FRS (1883-1950), British chemist best known for identifying ascorbic acid (vitamin C) while working at the University of Birmingham for which he received the 1937 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Russell C. Haworth, American fighter pilot and flying ace in the U.S. Army Air Forces, during World War II, credited with 5 aerial victories
Alan Robert Haworth (1948-2023), Baron Haworth, an English Labour Party politician
Sir Christopher Haworth (b. 1951), 4th Baronet of Dunham Massey in the County of Chester, English peer
Sir Philip Haworth (1927-2019), 3rd Baronet of Dunham Massey in the County of Chester, English peer
Sir "Arthur" Geoffrey Haworth (1896-1987), 2nd Baronet of Dunham Massey in the County of Chester, English peer
Sir Arthur Adlington Haworth (1865-1944), 1st Baronet of Dunham Massey in the County of Chester, English peer
Adrian Hardy Haworth (1767-1833), English entomologist, botanist and carcinologist, member of an old mercantile family, born at Hull in 1767 10
Valerie Jill Haworth (1945-2011), English actress
Andrew Alan David "Andy" Haworth (b. 1988), English footballer
... (Another 7 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Haworth family +

Air New Zealand Flight 901

Mrs. Kathleen Maureen Haworth (1932-1979), New Zealander passenger, from Forest Hill, Auckland, New Zealand aboard the Air New Zealand Flight 901 for an Antarctic sightseeing flight when it flew into Mount Erebus; she died in the crash 11
Mr. Peter Haworth (1927-1979), New Zealander passenger, from Forest Hill, Auckland, New Zealand aboard the Air New Zealand Flight 901 for an Antarctic sightseeing flight when it flew into Mount Erebus; he died in the crash 11

The Haworth Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Quod ero spero
Motto Translation: I hope that I shall be.

Citations +

Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 1st March 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/elizabeth
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 27th March 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/emily
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 June 2020
Mount Erebus, Memorial, Roll of Remembrance (Retrieved 2018, February 21st). Retrieved from http://www.erebus.co.nz/memorialandawards/rollofremembrance.aspx