About the town » Halifax, Calderdale, England, Great Britain
Popular surnames at Halifax
- Mason 35
- Ambler 33
- Lacy 32
- Smith 32
- Butterfield 31
- Foxcroft 29
- Appleyard 26
- Sheard 24
- Hunt 24
- Longbottom 23
- Wade 22
- Fairbanke 22
- Stansfield 21
- Horton 19
- Dawson 18
- Fielding 17
- Murgatroyd 17
- Butterworth 16
- Longbotham 16
- Townend 16
Records from Halifax
Source: Wikipedia Information
Halifax is a minster town, within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. It has an urban area population of 82,056 in the 2001 Census. It is well known as a centre of England's woollen manufacture from the 15th century onward, originally dealing through the Halifax Piece Hall. Halifax is known for its Mackintosh chocolate and toffee (now owned by Nestlé), the Halifax bank (formerly Halifax Building Society), and the nearby Shibden Hall.
Please note, there are several place names with this name that appear in publications on Genealogy Online:
- Halifax, Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia
- Halifax, Camden County, Georgia, United States
- Halifax, Allen County, Kentucky, United States
- Halifax, Saint Francois County, Missouri, United States
- Halifax, Halifax County, North Carolina, United States
- Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia, United States
- Halifax, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
- Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
- Halifax, Windham County, Vermont, United States
- Halifax, Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada