Hawkes Surname

22,683rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,946 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Hawkes Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Henry' or 'Harry,' from the nick. Hal, diminutive Halkin, popularly Hawkin; compare Shallcross and Shawcross, faw for fall, haw for hall, in various dialects. Mary and Harry formed their nicks, and diminutives on the same lines, as thus: Mary, Mai.

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Hawkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9,3771:5,942850
United States7,8021:46,4575,652
Australia2,1941:12,3041,790
Canada1,8251:20,1892,797
New Zealand7731:5,858967
South Africa3761:144,09016,481
Wales3741:8,274920
Vanuatu2751:957231
Scotland2181:24,5592,704
Northern Ireland1761:10,4831,635
Singapore641:86,0583,478
Ireland631:74,7454,569
Argentina611:700,71248,077
Jamaica451:63,7773,321
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
India221:34,866,608408,224
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
France191:3,495,933219,029
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Malta181:23,9041,289
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Norway131:395,56035,657
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Panama111:355,6607,645
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2121:20,8962,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,7421:5,140779
Wales661:23,7641,369
Scotland201:187,1617,190
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2591:39,8884,690

Hawkes (76) may also be a first name.

Hawkes 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' or 'Harry,' from the nick. Hal, diminutive Halkin, popularly Hawkin; compare Shallcross and Shawcross, faw for fall, haw for hall, in various dialects. Mary and Harry formed their nicks, and diminutives on the same lines, as thus: Mary, Mai. Malkin, Mawkin; Harry, Hal, Halkin, Hawkin; v. Malkin.

'Shal noon heraud ne harpour Have a fairer garnement Than Haukyn the actif man.'

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

Genit. (and pl.) of Hawk(e, q.v.

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

A diminutive of Harry or Henry, connected with Hal and Hawkins, as Wilkes is with Will and Wilkins.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Hawkers; a location name in Northumberland.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Hawkins. —Characteristic of the west of England, being best represented in Somerset, Gloucestershire, Wilts, and adjacent counties, but not extending north of Staffordshire.

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

Hawkes, as we learn from the authority just quoted, is an old Warwickshire name, which was well represented in Birmingham during the 16th century. The name of Gilks was common in the adjacent part of Oxfordshire early last century, and it is still found in that county.

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

Hawkes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hawkes (Arabic: هوكيس) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hawkes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 22,683rd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 304,332 people. Hawkes is predominantly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Hawkes reside; 43 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in British Isles. Hawkes is also the 1,107,702nd most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 76 people.

Hawkes is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 9,377 people, or 1 in 5,942. In England Hawkes is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 13 percent are found, Kent, where 7 percent are found and West Midlands, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name is found in 64 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Hawkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hawkes has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 198 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 620 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 567 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,090 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 70 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hawkes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Hawkes surname is principally Catholic (43%) in Ireland.

In The United States Hawkes are 4.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.84% being registered with the party.

The amount Hawkes earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 15.41% less than the national average, earning 292,758 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 23.15% more than the national average, earning R 292,656 per year; in United States they earn 8.26% more than the national average, earning $46,712 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.73% more than the national average, earning $50,045 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hawkies921/
Hawkess921/
Hawkeis920/
Awkes9124/
Hawketts86208/
Hawkiess860/
Hawkis8316/
Howkes833/
Havkes831/
Haafkes77248/
Hawkihs771/
Hawkiss770/
Abkes7371/
Awkis731/
Afkes731/
Hofkes67181/
Höfkes6752/
Höbkes671/
Ewkess671/
Abkess670/
Jowkes670/
Gowkes670/
Höffkes6249/
Hoefkes626/
Hoffkes621/
Howkisz621/
Howkish621/
Efkes5526/
Avces553/
Obkes550/
Jowkis501/
Abques501/
Jobkes501/

Hawkes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hawkes in the Arabic language
هوكيسhwkys-

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Hawkes Reference & Research

The Hawkes Family Tree - The Hawkes family in Northamptonshire and surrounding counties.

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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