Hawkyard Family History
Hawkyard Name Meaning
from Hawk Yard in Saddleworth (WR Yorks) which is recorded as Hauekeserd in the 12th century. The place-name derives from the Old English personal name Hafoc (genitive Hafoces) + Old English geard ‘enclosure yard’.
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016