The Hawkes surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,555 people carried this name — #6,162 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 53,200 people counted. That is up 5% from 5,314 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Hawkes surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Henry’.

His entry covers Hawkin, Hawking, Hawkins, Hawkes and Hawks.

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

In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890

Ireland registered 7 births for the Hawkes name in 1890.

Most were registered in Munster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 300 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. One of them was indexed under another spelling of the name. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “Cork.”

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born, 1890

Munster 5
Ulster 2

Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Hawkes was found among the farmers of 3 counties.

It was most frequent in Warwickshire: 45 in every 10,000 farmers there — about 1 in 222. Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Warwickshire 45
Northamptonshire 30
Bedfordshire 14

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In print

Hawkes in American newspapers,
1915.

Newspaper page from Saturday News carrying the name Hawkes
Saturday News 1915-04-01
Newspaper page from The Abbeville Press And Banner carrying the name Hawkes
The Abbeville Press And Banner 1915-06-02
Newspaper page from The Star-independent carrying the name Hawkes
The Star-independent 1915-02-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,669 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hawkes in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

37,293 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hawkes. The most, 5,805, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 2.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 12,848
New South Wales 7,649
Tasmania 5,885
Victoria 5,696
Queensland 2,646
Western Australia 2,413
ACT (Canberra) 77
Northern Territory 23

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

Who carried it

People named Hawkes,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Arabella Hawkes d. 1897
  • Alice Eleanor Somerville Hawkes d. 1906
  • Elizabeth Hawkes d. 1808
  • Corliss Hawkes d. 1777
  • Charles Hawkes d. 1788 · priest
  • Adam Hawkes 1605–1672

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hawkes,
in the records of 7 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 States849 records

849 records of the Hawkes name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 240
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 184
  • Other U.S. records 425
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Harry A. Hawkes

    Born 1899 in Maine. Enlisted 1942 at Portland; construction worker from Cumberland County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1953, buried at Togus National Cemetery, Maine.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Margaret Hawkes

    Arrived at New York in 1858 aboard the Cultivator from Liverpool, aged 18; domestic. From Wexford, Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Robert L. Hawkes

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1938, died 2000; buried at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Danvers, Massachusetts.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 849 records for Hawkes in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia1,171 records

1,171 records of the Hawkes name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 550
  • Tasmanian Names Index 348
  • Other Australian records 273
  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 Margaret Hawkes

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the St Vincent, sailing from London in 1849. Native of Carlisle, Cumberland. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1854. Married 1854 in New Norfolk, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William Keeler Hawkes

    Died 1882 in Launceston, Tasmania, aged 78. Will registered in Tasmania in 1882.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Rd N. Hawkes

    Arrived in Victoria in 1886 aboard the Chimborazo, aged 18; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 1,171 records for Hawkes 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) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). 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); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada103 records

103 records of the Hawkes name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 31
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 23
  • Other Canadian records 49
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record G'o Hawkes

    Came to Ontario in 1872 aboard the Prussian, landing at Quebec, bound for Batteaux, Ontario; English.

    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 Mary Bertha Hawkes

    Buried in 1968 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 80.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Gerald Joseph Hawkes

    Died 1962 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 103 records for Hawkes in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom44 records

44 records of the Hawkes name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 38
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 4
  • Other British records 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William Hawkes

    Buried in 1793 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 48.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Brenda Hawkes

    Will proved in 1937; of Bangor, Carnarvon.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. Hawkes

    King's Royal Rifle Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

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

Showing 3 of 44 records for Hawkes in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain) · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Netherlands22 records

22 records of the Hawkes name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 19
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 3
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Marij Hawkes

    Died 1885 in Vlissingen, aged 78.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Edith Marij Hawkes

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1884 in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Jenkin Hawkes

    Born 1822 in Vlissingen.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 22 records for Hawkes in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

New Zealand8 records

8 records of the Hawkes name in New Zealand
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 6
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 1
  • Waimakariri District cemetery records, Canterbury 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record George Hawkes

    Buried in 1887 at Tararu Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 40.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Hilda Elizabeth Frances Hawkes

    Born 1912, died 1993; ashes interred at Kaiapoi Public Cemetery, Canterbury.

    Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record George Elizah Hawkes

    Died 1921, aged 77; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Hawkes in New Zealand.

Counts: Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0) · Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Waimakariri District 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France4 records

4 records of the Hawkes name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Sebastien Peter Hawkes

    Born 1970 in the United Kingdom; died 1990 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Walter Henry Hawkes

    Born 1914 in Great Britain; died 1995 in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon (Gard).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Graham Alfred Reid Hawkes

    Born 1947 in Great Britain; died 2001 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Hawkes in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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