Hawk Surname

20,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Hawk Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the hawk,' a sobriquet affixed to one of a fierce, or wild, or cruel disposition; compare Eagle, Falcon, Heron, &c. No doubt, too, Hawk, like Sparrowhawk (which see), was a personal name, or, as we should now say, a baptismal name as well as a nickname; v.

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Hawk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States23,9171:15,1551,910
Egypt7931:115,9349,519
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Canada1871:197,03519,314
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
England1331:418,93328,433
India1141:6,728,644151,199
China1091:12,544,235754
Australia641:421,80833,593
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Mexico261:4,774,08528,474
Taiwan211:1,116,4167,706
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Panama201:195,6135,661
Lebanon171:331,59310,584
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Honduras101:881,6444,379
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
France91:7,380,302306,885
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Malta11:430,2723,380
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1471:165,81914,183
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,1701:9,7131,241

Hawk (1,322) may also be a first name.

Hawk Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the hawk,' a sobriquet affixed to one of a fierce, or wild, or cruel disposition; compare Eagle, Falcon, Heron, &c. No doubt, too, Hawk, like Sparrowhawk (which see), was a personal name, or, as we should now say, a baptismal name as well as a nickname; v. Hauxwell.

Jocelin de Hawke, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas Hauke, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Thomas Hauke, cottier, 1379: ibid.

Adam Hawke, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Hawke, 1379: ibid.

1577. Buried — John Hawke: St. Mary Aldermary.

1601-2. Edmund Hawke, skinner, and Avice Bishop: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

(English and Scandinavian) an anciently pers. name, nickname, and sign-name from the Hawk [Middle English hauk, hauek, Old English hafoc = Old Norse hauk-r, hawk]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Haw or Hal, pet forms of Harry or Henry (home ruler); dweller at the sign of the hawk; one with the characteristics of a hawk.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The bird: allusive to keenness of disposition.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Richard Hawke was one of the Cornish commissioners in the time of Cromwell (P.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Hawk Last Name Facts

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

Hawk (Oriya: ହକ୍) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hawk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 20,840th most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 278,289 people. Hawk occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Hawk are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 216,117th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 1,322 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 23,917 people, or 1 in 15,155. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 10 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Texas, where 5 percent are found. Not including The United States it exists in 91 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 3 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent are found.

Hawk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hawk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hawk surname increased 463 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 10 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 150 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hawk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (69%) in Russia and Latin Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Hawk surname are 18.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.36% being registered with the party.

The amount Hawk earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.07% less than the national average, earning $40,532 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13% more than the national average, earning $56,140 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hawke8910,755/
Chawk89182/
Hawck8947/
Hawkk894/
Haswk893/
Awk8642/
Chawke80428/
Khawkh801/
Khawke801/
Hawcke801/
Heawek800/
Hawwks800/
Howk751,157/
Awke75677/
Habk75123/
Awkh7547/
Hawg7513/
Hawq757/
Awkc754/
Havk754/
Aawk753/
Awkt752/
Hafk752/
Hewk752/
Auwk751/
Avwk751/
Awks751/
Awkg751/
Awgk751/
Aywk751/
Aswk751/
Hafke671,064/
Chowk67427/
Aywek67402/
Auwke67217/
Howke6757/
Habæk6715/
Havke674/
Chawg673/
Havck671/
Aiwek671/
Awwkh671/
Chabk671/
Howck671/
Howkg671/
Hoewk671/
Aawke671/
Gawqk671/
Havkh671/
Avwke671/
Ashwk671/
Awckz671/
Awkcc671/
Chawq671/
Hawgh670/
Jhowk670/
Haafk670/

Hawk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hawk in the Oriya language
ହକ୍hak-

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Hawk Reference & Research

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Hawke FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Hawks FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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