How common is the surname Hawkes?

5,555 people in the United States had the surname Hawkes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,580 Americans. It ranked 6,162nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hawkes?

John Hawkes, American actor, followed by Rechelle Hawkes.

Where is the surname Hawkes most common?

Wikidata records people named Hawkes in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Hawkes getting more or less common?

More common. 5,314 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,555 in 2010, up 4.5%.

The surname Hawkes

A surname, carried by 5,555 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H220

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hawkes is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,555 people named Hawkes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,580 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,314.

#6,162

rank among US surnames

5,555

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #5,965)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,153	Cress	5,565	55,480
#6,155	Benally	5,562	55,510
#6,156	McCraw	5,561	55,520
#6,157	Houk	5,560	55,530
#6,158	Sokol	5,559	55,540
#6,160	Philpot	5,558	55,550
#6,161	Appleby	5,556	55,570

Who is named Hawkes

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

84% of people named Hawkes identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hawkess

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Hawkes
American actor, born 1959
Rechelle Hawkes
Australian field hockey player, born 1967
Jacquetta Hawkes
British archaeologist (1910-1996)
John Hawkes
Australian tennis player (1899–1990)
John Hawkes
American novelist (1925–1998)
Greg Hawkes
American musician, born 1952
Albert W. Hawkes
American politician (1878-1971)

Notable Hawkess come mostly from the United States (4), Australia (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hawkes

Hawkes has the Soundex code H220, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H220.

Questions

How common is the surname Hawkes?: 5,555 people in the United States had the surname Hawkes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,580 Americans. It ranked 6,162nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hawkes?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Hawkes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hawkes?: John Hawkes, American actor, followed by Rechelle Hawkes.
Where is the surname Hawkes most common?: Wikidata records people named Hawkes in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Hawkes getting more or less common?: More common. 5,314 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,555 in 2010, up 4.5%.