Hawkins Surname

2,168th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253,128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

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.

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Hawkins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181,3071:1,999182
England36,4291:1,529171
Australia13,6321:1,980253
Canada8,3101:4,434617
New Zealand2,5941:1,746219
Wales2,4651:1,255117
South Africa1,6891:32,0774,107
Northern Ireland7511:2,457500
Scotland7481:7,1581,098
Ireland6901:6,8251,004
Panama5241:7,466761
France3431:193,65230,137
Colombia3331:143,4664,279
Thailand2621:269,61246,277
Jamaica2521:11,3891,187
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Spain2181:214,45914,428
Germany1841:437,53039,196
Nicaragua1601:37,6321,256
Dominican Republic1311:79,6413,650
Singapore941:58,5932,307
Zimbabwe931:166,00320,492
Nigeria841:2,108,84273,007
Brazil801:2,675,92980,209
Philippines741:1,368,084100,385
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
Netherlands641:263,86233,208
India611:12,574,842222,490
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Turks and Caicos Islands541:63699
Sweden531:185,78812,836
Switzerland491:167,61115,447
Peru471:676,25816,167
Malaysia431:685,91232,468
Russia421:3,431,501177,080
Cayman Islands361:1,775228
Isle of Man321:2,682546
Liberia321:137,76710,163
China311:44,107,1472,374
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
Guam291:5,521755
Guernsey291:2,222539
Jersey291:3,421664
Costa Rica261:183,8492,454
Norway261:197,78022,769
Mexico251:4,965,04829,049
Honduras241:367,3522,948
Antigua and Barbuda231:4,312570
Japan221:5,811,10440,882
Venezuela221:1,372,91318,810
Trinidad and Tobago211:64,9515,118
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Gibraltar191:1,787420
Israel181:475,42436,085
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Hong Kong161:458,4683,288
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Afghanistan141:2,296,65615,575
South Korea131:3,941,558724
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Greece101:1,107,97984,839
Austria91:946,15970,786
Finland91:610,74534,002
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Lesotho81:254,07015,268
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Ghana71:3,860,09915,346
Puerto Rico61:591,6903,707
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Micronesia41:26,561731
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Egypt21:45,967,877132,655
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Laos21:3,294,1621,900
Mozambique21:13,630,7847,358
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Norfolk Island11:2,295315
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland7041:6,2921,003
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England20,7931:1,172130
Wales6311:2,486168
Scotland2431:15,4041,699
Jersey151:3,459578
Guernsey101:3,266579
Isle of Man71:7,753762
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States33,8701:1,483153

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.'

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

Hawkin’s (Son) v. Hawkin

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An English name sometimes used as a synonym of Haughan, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

“Little Henry” in Old English.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

“Little Henry” (Hal).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) The son of little Haw or Hal, pet forms of Harry or Henry (home ruler).

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

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.

The Norman People (1874)

1. A local name as above; 2, for Dawkins, Dakeyn, Deacon, or De Akeny, armorially identified.

The Norman People (1874)

From Hawking; a location name in Kent Osbert de Hawking, temp. Henry II.

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

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

Hawkins Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hawkins in the Arabic language
هوكنزhwknz-

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