Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
HALIFAX
There are approximately 406 people named Halifax in the UK. That makes it the 11,461th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 6 are named Halifax.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
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Hailifax
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Halifa
Halifas
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Halefaxe
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Haleyfax
Halifay
The Halifax surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Sax. Local) From the city of Halifax, in Yorkshire, England, so called from Halig, holy, and faex, hair--holy hair; from the sacred hair of a certain virgin whom a clerk beheaded because she would not comply with his desires. She was afterward canonized. From this circumstance, the village was also called Horton, from Haer, Sax., hair, and ton, a town.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
HALIFAX. HALLIFAX. The Yorkshire town'.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.