Dawkes Surname
Approximately 497 people bear this surname
Dawkes Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of David,' from nick. Daw, diminutive Daw-kin. With the abbreviated forms, compare Perkins, Perkes, and Perks; also Wilkins, Wilkes, and Wilks.
Dorken le Bercher, Cambridgeshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameDawkes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 366 | 1:152,235 | 14,507 |
| Wales | 54 | 1:57,306 | 5,200 |
| Switzerland | 28 | 1:293,318 | 23,433 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 218 | 1:111,814 | 10,928 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
Dawkes Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of David,' from nick. Daw, diminutive Daw-kin. With the abbreviated forms, compare Perkins, Perkes, and Perks; also Wilkins, Wilkes, and Wilks.
Dorken le Bercher, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Johannes Dawkyn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Robertus Dorkyn, 1379: ibid.
John Dawkyns. Valor Ecclesiasticus.
1677. Married — William Daukines and Ledia Smith, St. James, Clerkenwell.
1721. — John Dawkin sand Ann Ellis: St. Antholin (London).
A personal name from the Hebrew Dawidh, probably meaning "beloved one," though some scholars take it to mean "paternal uncle." Lord Hailes after commenting on the fact that not one of the six sons of Malcolm III received the name of any of the ancient kings of Scotland, but only Anglo-Saxon names evidently chosen by Queen Margaret, says "As David was the youngest, we may conjecture that he was born when Margaret had no hope of more children; and therefore that he received the name of the youngest son of Jesse" (Annals, 3. ed., I, p. 47). One of the first professors of the University of Copenhagen (founded 1479) was a Scot, Petrus David de Scotia, D.D., who was elected president of the university no fewer than six times.
Sh0rtened forms of Dawkins, q.v
Though of ancient standing in Wales, this Christian name scarcely appears in England before the Conquest. Modified in various forms it has since produced many family names, some of which are among the commonest in use, as Davids, Davidson, Davidge-Davey, Davy, Davie-Davies, Davis, Daviss, Daves, Davison. From Daw, the nickname, come Dawe, Dawes, Daws, Dawson, Dawkes, Dawkins, Dawkinson, and from another form of the nickname, according to Camden, we get Day, Dayes, Dayson, and Dakin.
Dawkes Demographics
Average Dawkes Salary in
England
£28,270
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Dawkes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dawkes Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dawkes is found most in England. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dawkes? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 618,896th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 14,663,070 people. The last name Dawkes is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Dawkes live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 85 percent live in British Isles.
It is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 366 people, or 1 in 152,235. In England Dawkes is most prevalent in: Staffordshire, where 18 percent are found, Worcestershire, where 10 percent are found and Berkshire, where 8 percent are found. Excluding England Dawkes is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 11 percent are found and Switzerland, where 6 percent are found.
Dawkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Dawkes has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Dawkes last name expanded 168 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dawkes Last Name Statistics demography
Dawkes earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 5.1% more than the national average, earning $52,215 CAD per year.
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