# Hawes (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hawes/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 9,908 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,590 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 31,161 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.1% (9,522 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhɔːz/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Hawe (“as a personal name”) + patronymic suffix -s.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hawes in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 82% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hawes in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Hawes

- Keeley Hawes, British actress
- Spencer Hawes, American basketball player (born 1988)
- Hampton Hawes, American jazz pianist (1928–1977)
- Harry B. Hawes, American politician (1869-1947)
- Charles Hawes, American maritime writer (1889-1923)
- Elizabeth Hawes, American fashion designer (1903-1971)
- Josiah Johnson Hawes, American photographer (1808–1901)
- Millicent Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland, British duchess, society hostess and social reformer (1867–1955)

## Similar surnames

Howes, Hewes, Hayes, Haas, Hays, Hawk, Haase, Hawks, Hass, Haws, Hake, Hage.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.