How common is the surname Hawke?

1,637 people in the United States had the surname Hawke in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 188,604 Americans. It ranked 17,290th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hawke?

Ethan Hawke, American actor and writer (born 1970), followed by Bob Hawke.

Where is the surname Hawke most common?

Wikidata records people named Hawke in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Hawke getting more or less common?

More common. 1,602 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,637 in 2010, up 2.2%.

The surname Hawke

A surname, carried by 1,637 people in the United States.

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). Hawke is more common than 89.3% of them.

Origin

A surname, variant of Hawk.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,637 people named Hawke in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 188,604 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,602.

#17,290

rank among US surnames

1,637

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+2.2%

change since 2000 (was #16,517)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,283	Semon	1,638	188,489
#17,290	Guilbeau	1,637	188,604

Who is named Hawke

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

93% of people named Hawke identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as two or more races and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hawkes

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ethan Hawke
American actor and writer (born 1970)
Bob Hawke
Australian politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Australia (1929-2019)
Maya Hawke
American actress and singer-songwriter (born 1998)
Levon Hawke
American actor, born 2002
Mykel Hawke
American actor, director, writer, instructor, born 1965
Brett Hawke
Australian swimmer, Olympic athlete, world championship silver medallist, American swimmin, born 1975

Notable Hawkes come mostly from the United States (5) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hawke

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

Questions

How common is the surname Hawke?: 1,637 people in the United States had the surname Hawke in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 188,604 Americans. It ranked 17,290th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hawke?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Hawke identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Hawke?: Ethan Hawke, American actor and writer (born 1970), followed by Bob Hawke.
Where is the surname Hawke most common?: Wikidata records people named Hawke in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Hawke getting more or less common?: More common. 1,602 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,637 in 2010, up 2.2%.