Definition of "Hawthorne"

A topographic or habitational surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a hawthorn hedge or in a place with such a name.  examples

A number of places in the United States:

1. A city in Los Angeles County, California.  examples

2. A city in Alachua County, Florida.  examples

3. A township in White County, Illinois.  examples

4. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Iowa.  examples

5. An eastern neighbourhood of Louisville, Kentucky.  examples

6. A northern neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.  examples

7. A census-designated place, the county seat of Mineral County, Nevada.  examples

8. A borough in Passaic County, New Jersey.  examples

9. A census-designated place in the town of Mount Pleasant, Westchester County, New York.  examples

10. A district of Portland, Oregon, named after James C. Hawthorne.  examples

11. A neighbourhood in south Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  examples

12. A neighbourhood in north-west Washington, D.C.  examples

13. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Douglas County, Wisconsin.  examples

14. Former name of Cicero, Illinois.  examples

An eastern suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.  examples