How common is the surname Hawks?

8,639 people in the United States had the surname Hawks in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,739 Americans. It ranked 4,105th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hawks?

Howard Hawks, American film director, producer and screenwriter (1896–1977).

Where is the surname Hawks most common?

Wikidata records people named Hawks in the United States.

Is the surname Hawks getting more or less common?

More common. 8,337 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,639 in 2010, up 3.6%.

The surname Hawks

A surname, carried by 8,639 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). Hawks is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,639 people named Hawks in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 35,739 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,337.

#4,105

rank among US surnames

8,639

people in 2010

2.9

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #3,917)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,096	Brittain	8,671	35,607
#4,098	Gurley	8,669	35,615
#4,099	Samples	8,663	35,640
#4,100	Boothe	8,656	35,668
#4,101	Freeland	8,653	35,681
#4,102	Fusco	8,650	35,693
#4,103	Parada	8,649	35,697

Who is named Hawks

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

90% of people named Hawks identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hawkss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Howard Hawks
American film director, producer and screenwriter (1896–1977)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hawks

Hawks 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 Hawks?: 8,639 people in the United States had the surname Hawks in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,739 Americans. It ranked 4,105th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hawks?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Hawks identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hawks?: Howard Hawks, American film director, producer and screenwriter (1896–1977).
Where is the surname Hawks most common?: Wikidata records people named Hawks in the United States.
Is the surname Hawks getting more or less common?: More common. 8,337 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,639 in 2010, up 3.6%.