Hawkins Surname
Approximately 253,128 people bear this surname
Hawkins 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.
Read More About This SurnameHawkins Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 181,307 | 1:1,999 | 182 |
| England | 36,429 | 1:1,529 | 171 |
| Australia | 13,632 | 1:1,980 | 253 |
| Canada | 8,310 | 1:4,434 | 617 |
| New Zealand | 2,594 | 1:1,746 | 219 |
| Wales | 2,465 | 1:1,255 | 117 |
| South Africa | 1,689 | 1:32,077 | 4,107 |
| Northern Ireland | 751 | 1:2,457 | 500 |
| Scotland | 748 | 1:7,158 | 1,098 |
| Ireland | 690 | 1:6,825 | 1,004 |
| Panama | 524 | 1:7,466 | 761 |
| France | 343 | 1:193,652 | 30,137 |
| Colombia | 333 | 1:143,466 | 4,279 |
| Thailand | 262 | 1:269,612 | 46,277 |
| Jamaica | 252 | 1:11,389 | 1,187 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Spain | 218 | 1:214,459 | 14,428 |
| Germany | 184 | 1:437,530 | 39,196 |
| Nicaragua | 160 | 1:37,632 | 1,256 |
| Dominican Republic | 131 | 1:79,641 | 3,650 |
| Singapore | 94 | 1:58,593 | 2,307 |
| Zimbabwe | 93 | 1:166,003 | 20,492 |
| Nigeria | 84 | 1:2,108,842 | 73,007 |
| Brazil | 80 | 1:2,675,929 | 80,209 |
| Philippines | 74 | 1:1,368,084 | 100,385 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Kuwait | 67 | 1:56,727 | 6,926 |
| Netherlands | 64 | 1:263,862 | 33,208 |
| India | 61 | 1:12,574,842 | 222,490 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 54 | 1:636 | 99 |
| Sweden | 53 | 1:185,788 | 12,836 |
| Switzerland | 49 | 1:167,611 | 15,447 |
| Peru | 47 | 1:676,258 | 16,167 |
| Malaysia | 43 | 1:685,912 | 32,468 |
| Russia | 42 | 1:3,431,501 | 177,080 |
| Cayman Islands | 36 | 1:1,775 | 228 |
| Isle of Man | 32 | 1:2,682 | 546 |
| Liberia | 32 | 1:137,767 | 10,163 |
| China | 31 | 1:44,107,147 | 2,374 |
| Belgium | 30 | 1:383,221 | 41,070 |
| Argentina | 29 | 1:1,473,911 | 82,038 |
| Guam | 29 | 1:5,521 | 755 |
| Guernsey | 29 | 1:2,222 | 539 |
| Jersey | 29 | 1:3,421 | 664 |
| Costa Rica | 26 | 1:183,849 | 2,454 |
| Norway | 26 | 1:197,780 | 22,769 |
| Mexico | 25 | 1:4,965,048 | 29,049 |
| Honduras | 24 | 1:367,352 | 2,948 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 23 | 1:4,312 | 570 |
| Japan | 22 | 1:5,811,104 | 40,882 |
| Venezuela | 22 | 1:1,372,913 | 18,810 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 21 | 1:64,951 | 5,118 |
| Denmark | 19 | 1:297,090 | 21,940 |
| Gibraltar | 19 | 1:1,787 | 420 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Czechia | 16 | 1:664,592 | 62,292 |
| Hong Kong | 16 | 1:458,468 | 3,288 |
| Italy | 16 | 1:3,822,293 | 103,776 |
| Afghanistan | 14 | 1:2,296,656 | 15,575 |
| South Korea | 13 | 1:3,941,558 | 724 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 1:1,607,500 | 79,317 |
| Greece | 10 | 1:1,107,979 | 84,839 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 9 | 1:12,264 | 1,665 |
| Lesotho | 8 | 1:254,070 | 15,268 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Ghana | 7 | 1:3,860,099 | 15,346 |
| Puerto Rico | 6 | 1:591,690 | 3,707 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Micronesia | 4 | 1:26,561 | 731 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Egypt | 2 | 1:45,967,877 | 132,655 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Laos | 2 | 1:3,294,162 | 1,900 |
| Mozambique | 2 | 1:13,630,784 | 7,358 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Norfolk Island | 1 | 1:2,295 | 315 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 704 | 1:6,292 | 1,003 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 20,793 | 1:1,172 | 130 |
| Wales | 631 | 1:2,486 | 168 |
| Scotland | 243 | 1:15,404 | 1,699 |
| Jersey | 15 | 1:3,459 | 578 |
| Guernsey | 10 | 1:3,266 | 579 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:7,753 | 762 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33,870 | 1:1,483 | 153 |
Hawkins (1,303) may also be a first name.
Hawkins 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.'
Hawkin’s (Son) v. Hawkin
An English name sometimes used as a synonym of Haughan, q.v
“Little Henry” in Old English.
“Little Henry” (Hal).
(English) The son of little Haw or Hal, pet forms of Harry or Henry (home ruler).
From the manor of Hawkinge, Kent, held by Walter Hawkin, 1326 (Parliamentary Writs). The family had previously borne the name of Flegg, for William de Flegg, 13th cent., held a fief in Hawking (Testa de Neville). The family had been seated at Flegg, Norfolk, and t. Henry II. Ralph Curzon of Flegg occurs (Blomefield, v. 414). Arthur, Roger, and William de Flegg occur 1121- 1145 (Ib. xi. 194); and the latter may be William de Curzon, mentioned 1165 (Liber Niger). Hence the Baronets Hawkins.
1. A local name as above; 2, for Dawkins, Dakeyn, Deacon, or De Akeny, armorially identified.
From Hawking; a location name in Kent Osbert de Hawking, temp. Henry II.
Hawkins. —Characteristic of the west of England, being best represented in Somerset, Gloucestershire, Wilts, and adjacent counties, but not extending north of Staffordshire.
Hawkins Demographics
Hawkins Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Hawkins Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hawkins Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hawkins (Arabic: هوكنز) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hawkins? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,168th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 28,790 people. The last name Hawkins is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Hawkins reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Hawkins is also the 217,962nd most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 1,303 people.
This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 181,307 people, or 1 in 1,999. In The United States Hawkins is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Georgia, where 5 percent are found. Aside from The United States it is found in 135 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.
Hawkins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hawkins has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hawkins surname increased 535 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 391 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 308 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 2 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hawkins Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Hawkins last name is chiefly Catholic (55%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Hawkins surname are 12.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.38% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Hawkins earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 67.12% more than the national average, earning 578,363 kr per year; in Peru they earn 106.97% more than the national average, earning S/. 40,122 per year; in South Africa they earn 53.98% more than the national average, earning R 365,916 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.34% less than the national average, earning $19,219,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.34% less than the national average, earning $40,412 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.84% more than the national average, earning $51,094 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chawkins | 93 | 28 | / |
| Hawkinns | 93 | 6 | / |
| Haawkins | 93 | 6 | / |
| Hawkinss | 93 | 4 | / |
| Hawwkins | 93 | 3 | / |
| Hawckins | 93 | 3 | / |
| Ahawkins | 93 | 2 | / |
| Hhawkins | 93 | 1 | / |
| Hawkisns | 93 | 1 | / |
| Hawkkins | 93 | 0 | / |
| Khawkins | 93 | 0 | / |
| Hawkinse | 93 | 0 | / |
| Hawkiens | 93 | 0 | / |
| Haswkins | 93 | 0 | / |
| Hawkns | 92 | 10 | / |
| Awkins | 92 | 6 | / |
| D'Hawkins | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hawkinnns | 88 | 0 | / |
| Howkins | 86 | 1,735 | / |
| Hewkins | 86 | 96 | / |
| Hawkens | 86 | 88 | / |
| Gawkins | 86 | 22 | / |
| Hawkyns | 86 | 12 | / |
| Hawkims | 86 | 11 | / |
| Hafkins | 86 | 7 | / |
| Havkins | 86 | 6 | / |
| Hawkinz | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ajwkins | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ahwkins | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jawkins | 86 | 1 | / |
| Eawkins | 86 | 1 | / |
| Awkinsh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hawkinsová | 82 | 2 | / |
| Abkins | 77 | 18 | / |
| Afkins | 77 | 2 | / |
| Avkins | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hofkins | 71 | 43 | / |
| Jafkins | 71 | 27 | / |
| Hobkins | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gafkins | 71 | 4 | / |
| Javkins | 71 | 2 | / |
| Aivkins | 71 | 2 | / |
| Howkens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aibkins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hefkins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hawkems | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hafkens | 71 | 0 | / |
| Haafkens | 67 | 110 | / |
| Haefkens | 67 | 59 | / |
| Hoffkins | 67 | 45 | / |
| Hophkins | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gauwkens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howchins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaffkins | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heefkins | 67 | 0 | / |
Hawkins Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hawkins in the Arabic language | ||
| هوكنز | hwknz | - |
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