The Hawk surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 16,884 people carried this name — #2,149 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 17,500 people counted. That is up 4% from 16,240 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Hawk surname

A surname; variant forms Hauke, Hawke.

As an English surname, occupational surname for a hawker. This may have been inherited from Middle English hauek (“hawk”), from Old English hafoc.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Hawk» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a nickname: ‘the hawk’.

An early record he cites: Jocelin de Hawke, Lincolnshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Hawk and Hawke.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 367 · public domain.

In print

Hawk in American newspapers,
1892–1921.

Newspaper page from The Helena Independent carrying the name Hawk
The Helena Independent 1892-07-31
Newspaper page from Le Meschacébé carrying the name Hawk
Le Meschacébé 1921-03-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Hawk in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

5,710 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hawk. The most, 1,136, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 2,187
Victoria 1,181
South Australia 908
Queensland 672
Western Australia 398
Tasmania 272
ACT (Canberra) 72
Northern Territory 7

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hawk.

Who carried it

People named Hawk,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Harry Hawk
    Harry Hawk 1837–1916 · actor
  • Robert M. A. Hawk
    Robert M. A. Hawk 1839–1882 · politician
  • John D. Hawk
    John D. Hawk 1924–2013 · teacher
  • Olliver Hawk
    Olliver Hawk 1930–1988 · hypnotist
  • Samuel Hawk 1820–1882
  • Night Hawk 1850– · lacrosse player

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hawk,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,054 records

1,054 records of the Hawk name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 608
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 233
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 89
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 40
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 38
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 32
  • Sacramento County historic burials 7
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 7
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Joe F. Hawk

    Born 1919 in Arkansas. Enlisted 1942 at Little Rock; farm hand from Greene County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1991, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record James Richard Hawk

    Born 1948; from Hanceville, Alabama. U.S. Army, communications center specialist; died of illness 1970 in South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ann Hawk

    Arrived at New York in 1879 aboard the Atlas from Liverpool, aged 40; matron. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,054 records for Hawk in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia68 records

68 records of the Hawk name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 46
  • Tasmanian Names Index 8
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 7
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 4
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record James Hawk

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Hashemy, arriving 1849; ticket of leave 1855.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wm Hawk

    Arrived in Victoria in 1858 aboard the Marco Polo, aged 28; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record John Hawk

    Died 1858 in Richmond, Tasmania, aged 45.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 68 records for Hawk in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada4 records

4 records of the Hawk name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Julius Hawk

    Came to Ontario in 1882 aboard the Sardinian, landing at Quebec, bound for Berlin, Ontario; German.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Chu Hawk

    Died 1927; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Denzil Clair Hawk

    Died in service in 1942.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 4 records for Hawk in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Hawk name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William John Hawk

    Died 1941, aged 66; buried at Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Hawk name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. Hawk

    Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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