The Hawkinson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,102 people carried this name — #10,387 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 95,200 people counted. That is up 1% from 3,060 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Hawkinson surname

From Hawkin or Hawkins + -son.

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

In print

Hawkinson in American newspapers,
1927–1929.

Newspaper page from The Washington Daily News carrying the name Hawkinson
The Washington Daily News 1927-07-25
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Hawkinson
The Washington Times 1929-09-26
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Hawkinson
Evening Star 1927-07-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,442 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hawkinson in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1950s.

71 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hawkinson. The most, 17, date from the 1890s. 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 Victoria, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 27
Victoria 21
Queensland 13
Tasmania 4
South Australia 3
Western Australia 3

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

In the public record

People named Hawkinson,
in the records of 3 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 States221 records

221 records of the Hawkinson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 71
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 65
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 38
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 35
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 7
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 5
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Roy F. Hawkinson

    Born 1915 in Michigan. Enlisted 1942 at Wausau, Wisconsin; driver from Delta County. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Gardens of Rest Memorial, Wells, Michigan.

    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 Emma Hawkinson

    Arrived at New York in 1868 aboard the Denmark from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 40; matron. From England.

    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 James Marvin Hawkinson

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1944, died 1997; buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

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

Showing 3 of 221 records for Hawkinson in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. 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).

Australia18 records

18 records of the Hawkinson name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Hilda T. Hawkinson

    Arrived in Victoria in 1909 aboard the Miltiades, aged 4.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ann Hawkinson

    Sailed from Victoria in 1886 aboard the Australasian, bound for Sydney, as an infant.

    Public Record Office Victoria (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 Emma Hawkinson

    Sailed from Victoria in 1886 aboard the Australasian, bound for Sydney, aged 27.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 18 records for Hawkinson in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Hawkinson name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 4
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Iris Lorraine Hawkinson

    Died 1984, aged 68; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Joseph Hawkinson

    Married 1866 in Weymouth, Digby, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Dorothy Hawkinson

    Died 1929; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Showing 3 of 6 records for Hawkinson in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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