Hawk

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English

Etymology

As an English surname, occupational surname for a hawker. This may have been inherited from Middle English hauek (“hawk”), from Old English hafoc.
Also as an English surname, from Middle English halke (“isolated nook”), from Old English healh (“nook”) + diminutive suffix -oc.

Proper noun

Hawk (plural Hawks)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Hawk is the 2149^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 16884 individuals. Hawk is most common among White (85.68%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hawk”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 144.

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