Hawken Surname

120,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Hawken Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Henry'; v. Hawkin, of which it is a Cornish variant.

Hawken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2201:45,6715,754
United States8091:448,03338,416
Australia7921:34,0854,494
New Zealand3861:11,7312,035
Canada3061:120,41012,664
South Africa1561:347,29331,960
Wales521:59,5105,360
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
Singapore171:323,98313,856
France121:5,535,227269,324
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
China21:683,660,78330,601
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7711:31,6154,199
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:627,73441,746

Hawken (28) may also be a first name.

Hawken Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Henry'; v. Hawkin, of which it is a Cornish variant.

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

For Hawkin, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hawken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hawken has its highest incidence in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hawken? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hawken is the 120,048th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,906,237 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 34 percent of Hawken live; 34 percent live in Northern Europe and 34 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 28 people.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 1,220 people, or 1 in 45,671. In England Hawken is primarily found in: Cornwall, where 35 percent live, Devon, where 12 percent live and Greater London, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account England it exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 21 percent live.

Hawken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hawken has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Hawken last name grew 158 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,011 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 867 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hawken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hawken last name are 10.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.54% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hawken earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 46.44% more than the national average, earning R 347,988 per year; in United States they earn 10.9% more than the national average, earning $47,852 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.55% more than the national average, earning $55,421 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hawkn912/
Hawkin83498/
Hafken8314/
Chawkin7712/
Hawkisn7710/
Hawkind776/
Hawkina775/
Hawkinn774/
Hawkinq771/
Hawckin771/
Hawkkin770/
Afken7388/
Awkin7312/
Hawcking7110/
Chowkeng711/
Höfken67582/
Hewkin67560/
Havkin67455/
Hafkin67100/
Gafken6767/
Hofken6710/
Howkin675/
Aphken673/
Ajfken671/
Aifken671/
Afkeen671/
Jabken671/
Hefken671/
Hovken670/
Gawkin670/

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Hawken Reference & Research

Hawkins 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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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hawken
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