Hawks Surname
Approximately 12,560 people bear this surname
Hawks 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 SurnameHawks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,919 | 1:30,410 | 3,787 |
| England | 161 | 1:346,075 | 25,095 |
| Australia | 158 | 1:170,859 | 17,509 |
| Canada | 79 | 1:466,400 | 40,200 |
| Papua New Guinea | 65 | 1:125,442 | 17,113 |
| New Zealand | 43 | 1:105,310 | 13,865 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Jamaica | 8 | 1:358,743 | 8,527 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 21 | 1:210,946 | 9,809 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 756 | 1:32,243 | 4,277 |
| Wales | 25 | 1:62,737 | 3,061 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,668 | 1:18,823 | 2,395 |
Hawks (130) may also be a first name.
Hawks 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.'
Genit. (and pl.) of Hawk(e, q.v.
A diminutive of Harry or Henry, connected with Hal and Hawkins, as Wilkes is with Will and Wilkins.
Hawkins. —Characteristic of the west of England, being best represented in Somerset, Gloucestershire, Wilts, and adjacent counties, but not extending north of Staffordshire.
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.
Hawks Demographics
Average Male Hawks Height
177.72 cm
Average Female Hawks Height
161 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Hawks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hawks Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hawks (Arabic: هوكس) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hawks? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 41,562nd most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 580,219 people. The last name Hawks occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Hawks are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hawks is also the 814,623rd most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 130 people.
Hawks is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 11,919 people, or 1 in 30,410. In The United States Hawks is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 14 percent live, Virginia, where 10 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in 52 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.
Hawks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hawks has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 447 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 79 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 48 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 78 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hawks Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (48%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Hawks surname are 18.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.32% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Hawks earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 16.36% less than the national average, earning R 198,768 per year; in United States they earn 6.49% less than the national average, earning $40,349 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.3% less than the national average, earning $49,533 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hawks Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hawks in the Arabic language | ||
| هوكس | hwks | - |
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Hawks Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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