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    The surname Hawkin

    An English patronymic surname, carried by 474 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈhɔkɪn/ 2 syllables Soundex H250

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hawkin is more common than 72.1% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From an Middle English personal name, diminutive of Hal (Henry), or from a byname "hawk" (Hawk), with -kin.

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

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 474 people named Hawkin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 651,362 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 458.

    #45,189
    rank among US surnames
    474
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.5%
    change since 2000 (was #44,273)

    Who is named Hawkin

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

    57% of people named Hawkin identified as white (not Hispanic), 38% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 57%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 38%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Hawkin

    Hawkin has the Soundex code H250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H250.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Hawkin come from?
    From an Middle English personal name, diminutive of Hal (Henry), or from a byname "hawk" (Hawk), with -kin.
    How common is the surname Hawkin?
    474 people in the United States had the surname Hawkin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 651,362 Americans. It ranked 45,189th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hawkin?
    In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Hawkin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 38% as Black (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Hawkin?
    Hawkin is /ˈhɔkɪn/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Hawkin?
    Hawkin is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Hawkin getting more or less common?
    More common. 458 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 474 in 2010, up 3.5%.