Originally HACQUOIL from Jersey (Channel islands), this projet aime to verify the genetic link between this presumed single founder surname line. Remember that before the 20th century, most could not read or write, so the name was spelled phonetically. Being an odd name for the English realm, the name got mangled especially amongst ex-pats. HARQUAIL in New Brunswick, HAWCO in Newfoundland, what other lines too root where? (The crest depicted is of Saint-Ouen Jersey, homeland of the Hacquoil family. There is now know family crest)