Hawkins Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Hawkins Name Meaning: This name is a patronymic surname,slight relation to a 'Hawk'.

Hawk originally was a nickname for a person who had a hawk-like resemblance.Also occupational for a 'Hawker' a tenant who held land & in return would provide 'hawks' for his lord.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hawkins Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hawkins family

Profession Census Frequency
School 2,909
Farm Labourer 267
General Labourer 238
Private Means 222
General Servant (domestic) 202
Farmer 162
Coal Miner Hewer 161
Labourer 160
Dressmaker 131
Domestic Servant 129
House Painter 111
None 109
Clerk 106
Laundress 88
Carpenter 80
Scholar 80
Bricklayer 76
Dress Maker 74
House Keeper 74
At Home 74
At School 69
General Servant Domestic 69
Nil 64
Cook (domestic) 63
Assisting In The Business 63

Hawkins Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hawkins 100% 154,122
2 Howkins 86% 5,351
3 Hawkens 86% 444
4 Hewkins 86% 110

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The surname Hawkins is the most popular version of all its varients

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