Hawker Surname

44,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,742 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guyana

Hawker Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the hawker,' one who hawked goods from place to place. On the origin of the word, and its connexion with Huckster, v. Skeat. Hucker as well as Huckster (which see) existed as surnames in the 13th century.

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Hawker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,0301:13,8262,048
United States2,9291:123,74813,175
Australia2,5981:10,3911,540
New Zealand5171:8,7591,516
Canada3931:93,75510,242
South Africa3041:178,21619,593
Wales2871:10,7821,205
Guyana1511:5,048888
Scotland1071:50,0364,328
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Suriname451:12,2803,102
Northern Ireland441:41,9333,816
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Israel201:427,88233,464
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Antigua and Barbuda121:8,264893
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
India71:109,580,769786,157
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines41:28,1651,050
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
China41:341,830,39216,990
France41:16,605,680368,153
Saint Kitts and Nevis41:13,800846
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2051:11,0551,693
Wales831:18,8971,104
Guernsey71:4,665827
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4491:111,84611,111

Hawker (132) may also be a first name.

Hawker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the hawker,' one who hawked goods from place to place. On the origin of the word, and its connexion with Huckster, v. Skeat. Hucker as well as Huckster (which see) existed as surnames in the 13th century.

John le Haueker, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Hugh le Haukere, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Alice la Haukere, Fines Roll, 11 Edward I.

Robert le Haukere, Close Rolls, 16 Edward I.

John le Haukere, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Simon le Hauckere. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

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

(Teutonic) Huckster [Middle English haueker(e, hauker(e; from O.L.Ger.] (English) Falconer [Middle English haueker(e, hauker(e, Old English hafocere]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The remarks under Falconer apply to this name-this being the Anglo-Saxon, the other the Anglo-Norman form. The H.R. have Le Haukere, Le Hauckere, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The English form of Le Fauconer or Accipitrarius. See Falconer.

The Norman People (1874)

Hawker: or Huckster, much the same as an itinerant pedlar. Huxter, Hawkes.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Hawker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hawker (Arabic: هوكر) occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hawker? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 44,236th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 620,639 people. The last name Hawker is primarily found in Europe, where 39 percent of Hawker live; 38 percent live in Northern Europe and 38 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 807,735th most prevalent forename world-wide. It is borne by 132 people.

Hawker is most common in England, where it is carried by 4,030 people, or 1 in 13,826. In England Hawker is most common in: Greater London, where 9 percent reside, West Midlands, where 8 percent reside and Gloucestershire, where 8 percent reside. Aside from England Hawker exists in 55 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Australia, where 22 percent reside.

Hawker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hawker has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Hawker surname increased 183 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 652 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 346 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 2,675 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 81 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hawker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Hawker last name is primarily Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hawker last name are 22.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.87% registered with the party.

The amount Hawker earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 17.73% less than the national average, earning R 195,504 per year; in United States they earn 8.79% more than the national average, earning $46,941 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.21% more than the national average, earning $56,745 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khawker921/
Awker91701/
Howker83288/
Hafker8366/
Awkeir8310/
Hawkir838/
Havker837/
Awkier832/
Jawker832/
Hawkjr831/
Hawcer831/
Haefker7756/
Habcker773/
Hawcher772/
Chowker771/
Chafker771/
Khowker771/
Haafker770/
Hewcker770/
Afker73953/
Awkir7311/
Owker731/
Haeffker711/
Häfker67358/
Hofker67201/
Höfker67165/
Hefker6719/
Gowker6713/
Gavker676/
Jabker674/
Abkker671/
Afkeur671/
Abcker671/
Awkair671/
Jowker671/
Afkere671/
Hovker671/

Hawker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hawker in the Arabic language
هوكرhwkr-

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Hawker Reference & Research

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