# Hallowes

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Not to be confused with [Hallow](/source/Hallow_(disambiguation)).

**Hallowes** is an English surname deriving from the [Old English](/source/Old_English) word *halh* meaning "hollow".[1][2] Notable people with this surname include:

- [Geoffrey Hallowes](/source/Geoffrey_Hallowes) (1918–2006), British officer of the Special Operations Executive during World War II
- [Harry Hallowes](/source/Harry_Hallowes), Irishman known in the mid 20th century for living on Hampstead Heath
- [Ken Hallowes](/source/Ken_Hallowes) (1913–1995), Anglican bishop in South Africa
- [Matthew Hallowes](/source/Matthew_Hallowes) (born 1970), South African field hockey player
- [Nathaniel Hallowes](/source/Nathaniel_Hallowes) (1582–1661), English politician, Parliamentarian during the English Civil War
- [Odette Hallowes](/source/Odette_Hallowes) (1912–1995), Allied intelligence officer during World War II
- [Rupert Price Hallowes](/source/Rupert_Price_Hallowes) (1881–1915), British recipient of the Victoria Cross

## See also

- [Hallows (surname)](/source/Hallows_(surname))

## References

1. ["Hallows Name Meaning & Hallows Family History at Ancestry.co.uk®"](https://www.ancestry.co.uk/name-origin?surname=hallows#:~:text=English:%20variant%20of%20Hale%201,medieval%20modification%20of%20the%20surname.). *www.ancestry.co.uk*. Retrieved 2022-08-11.

1. ["Surname Database: Hallows Last Name Origin"](https://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Hallows). *The Internet Surname Database*. Retrieved 2022-08-11.

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