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Etymology of Hallow

What does the name Hallow mean?

This surname is derived from a geographical locality as 'in the hollow,' from residence in a hollow or basin like spot. 1

Early Origins of the Hallow family

The surname Hallow was first found in Cambridge where in the year 1276, William in le Hallowe was recorded in the Hundredorum Rolls have estates in that shire. 2

The same rolls but in a different year, listed Peter in le Halwye, Cambridgeshire; and Roger in le Halwye, Cambridgeshire in 1273. 1

Early History of the Hallow family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hallow research. Another 88 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1446, 1455, 1487, 1582, 1640, 1653 and 1661 are included under the topic Early Hallow History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hallow Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Hallow has been recorded under many different variations, including Hallow, Hallows, Hallowes, Hallas and others.

Early Notables of the Hallow family

  • Hallowes of Dronfield
  • Nathaniel Hallowes (1582-1661), an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1653. Born at Derby, the son of Thomas Hallowes and his wife Kathryn, he purchased properties in Deth...

Hallow migration to the United States +

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Hallow or a variant listed above:

Hallow Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Ann Hallow, who landed in Virginia in 1642 3
  • Robert Hallow, who landed in Virginia in 1655 3

Hallow migration to Australia +

Hallow Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mary A Hallow, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Cressy" in 1847 4
  • Mr. Thomas Hallow, (b. 1814), aged 35, Cornish miner travelling aboard the ship "Lysander" arriving in Port Phillip, New South Wales, Australia on 13th January 1849 5
  • Mr. William Hallow (Hollow), (b. 1813), aged 43, Cornish mason from Redruth, Cornwall, UKtravelling from Plymouth, Devon, UK aboard the ship "Aliquis" arriving in Adelaide, Australia on 26th August 1856 6
  • Mrs. Jane Hallow (Hollow) (née Pearce), (b. 1817), aged 39, Cornish settler from Redruth, Cornwall, UKtravelling from Plymouth, Devon, UK aboard the ship "Aliquis" arriving in Adelaide, Australia on 26th August 1856 6
  • Miss Emily Hallow (Hollow), (b. 1846), aged 10, Cornish settler from Redruth, Cornwall, UKtravelling from Plymouth, Devon, UK aboard the ship "Aliquis" arriving in Adelaide, Australia on 26th August 1856 6
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
  1. Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
  2. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  3. 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)
  4. State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) CRESSY 1847. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1847Cressy.htm
  5. Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, May 30). Ships' Passenger Lists of Arrivals in New South Wales on (1828 - 1842, 1848 - 1849) [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_nsw_1838_on.pdf
  6. The Ships List Passenger Lists Ship Aliquis (Retrieved 26th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/aliquis1856.shtml

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