Hawick History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins and Etymology of Hawick

The surname Hawick was first found in North Yorkshire at Bridge Hewick, a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district. The village dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 when it first listed as Heawic. 1 Literally the place name is derived from the Old English "brycg" for "at the bridge" and "heah+wic", collectively meaning a "high or chief dairy-farm." 2 Copt Hewick is a village and civil parish also in the Harrogate district and both places' history are intertwined. The earliest record the latter village was found in 1208 when it was listed as Coppedehaiwic, while the former village was later listed as Hewik atte brigg in 1309. 2 Copt Hewick's prefix was derived from the Old English word "coppede" and meant "with a peak of hill-top." 2

Early History of the Hawick family

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Hawick Spelling Variations

The name Hawick, appeared in many references, and from time to time, the surname was spelt Hawick, Hawic and others.

Early Notables of the Hawick family

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Hawick migration to the United States +

The New World beckoned as many of the settlers in Ireland, known as the Scotch/Irish, became disenchanted. They sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. Some called them, less romantically, the "coffin ships." Amongst the early settlers who could be considered kinsmen of the Hawick family, or who bore a variation of the surname Hawick were

Hawick Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

George Hawick who settled in New England in 1680

Contemporary Notables of the name Hawick (post 1700) +

Jessica Hawick, American television actress, known for The Tide of Life (1996)
Greg Hawick (b. 1932), Australian rugby league footballer and coach
Ken Hawick Ph.D., New Zealand Chair of Computer Science at Massey University, Albany, New Zealand

Sources +

Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)