Those interested in the ancestry of Hawthorne, Hathorn, Hauthorn, Harthorn, and Hartshorne surnames and their distinct ancestral origins from either Berkshire England, Derbyshire England, Ireland or Scotland should consider joining the Hawthorne surname project. A goal of the project is to establish y-dna characteristics of these 3-4 different geographic and probably genetic family lines. Such information will help assist researchers establish or further substantiate the family's country of origin.