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HAWKER

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There are approximately 4,592 people named Hawker in the UK. That makes it the 2,287th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 73 are named Hawker.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Occupational Name

Related and similar surnames

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The Hawker surname in historical dictionaries

HAWKER. The remarks under Falconer apply to this name— this being the A-Sax., the other the A-Nonn. form. The H.E. have Le Haukere, Le Hauckere, &c. HAWKES. A diminutive of Harry or Henrj', connected with Hal and Hawkins, as Wilkes is with Will and Wilkius. HAWKHURST. A parish in Kent. HAWiaN. HAWKINS. The diminutive of Hal or Haw, from Henry. The Hawkinses of The Gaer, co. Monmouth, and those of Cantlowes, co. Middlesex, claim a local origin from the parish of Hawking, near Folkestone, in Kent, of which Osbert de Hawking was possessor temp. Henry II. The family removed to Nash Court in the parish of Boughtonunder-Bleane in the same county, and there remained until the year 1800. B.L.G. HAWKIISrSON. The son of Hawkin, which see.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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