How common is the surname Hawes?

9,908 people in the United States had the surname Hawes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,161 Americans. It ranked 3,590th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hawes?

Keeley Hawes, British actress, followed by Spencer Hawes.

Where is the surname Hawes most common?

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

How do you pronounce Hawes?

Hawes is /ˈhɔːz/, one syllable.

Is the surname Hawes getting more or less common?

More common. 9,522 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,908 in 2010, up 4.1%.

The surname Hawes

A patronymic surname, carried by 9,908 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈhɔːz/ 1 syllable Soundex H200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hawes is more common than 97.8% of them.

Origin

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

Hawes is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,908 people named Hawes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 31,161 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,522.

#3,590

rank among US surnames

9,908

people in 2010

3.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.1%

change since 2000 (was #3,437)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,581	Littleton	9,939	31,064
#3,582	Hallman	9,938	31,067
#3,583	Cone	9,935	31,077
#3,585	Stephen	9,925	31,108
#3,586	Free	9,923	31,114
#3,587	Upchurch	9,922	31,117
#3,588	Wadsworth	9,912	31,149

Who is named Hawes

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

82% of people named Hawes identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hawess

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Keeley Hawes
British actress, born 1976
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)

Notable Hawess come mostly from the United States (6) and the United Kingdom (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hawes

Hawes has the Soundex code H200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H200.

Questions

Where does the surname Hawes come from?: From Hawe (“as a personal name”) + patronymic suffix -s.
How common is the surname Hawes?: 9,908 people in the United States had the surname Hawes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,161 Americans. It ranked 3,590th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hawes?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Hawes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hawes?: Keeley Hawes, British actress, followed by Spencer Hawes.
Where is the surname Hawes most common?: Wikidata records people named Hawes in the United States and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Hawes?: Hawes is /ˈhɔːz/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Hawes?: Hawes is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hawes getting more or less common?: More common. 9,522 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,908 in 2010, up 4.1%.