Hawke Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Ancestors listed as Hawke are often found as Hawk a generation earlier. Its meaning, shared with Hawk, is “hawk, falconer”.

• About 1,637 people in the United States were recorded as Hawke in 2010, placing it 17,290 on the national list. That is enough to place it in the top 25,000 American surnames.
• The extra “e” in Hawke is a spelling habit rather than a different name.
• Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.
• Related forms: Hawks.

Heraldry and the Hawke name

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