Dawks Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Dawks 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.

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Dawks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:6,964,757184,742
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Dawks 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 Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Sh0rtened forms of Dawkins, q.v

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dawks Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dawks Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Dawks has its highest incidence in England. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Dawks click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawks? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Dawks is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Dawks are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 90 percent are found in British Isles.

Dawks is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,964,757. In England Dawks is most numerous in: Cambridgeshire, where 75 percent are found, Lincolnshire, where 13 percent are found and West Midlands, where 13 percent are found. Outside of England it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Dawks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dawks has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Dawks surname decreased 81 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dawk8925/
Dawgs803/
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Dawke802/
Deawke731/
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Dafk6723/
Dhavkse674/
Dabk672/
Dawkova671/
Dawq671/

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