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Hawley Surname Origin
From Haw, a hedge, Saxon, haeg, a small piece of ground near a house, a close, a place where hawthorns grow, and leg, a field or meadow.
Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import; Arthur, William, M.A.; New York, NY: Sheldon, Blake, Bleeker & CO., 1857.
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A Hawley Family History Thought:
'Life is lived forward, but understood backwards.'