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Hawker Name Meaning

English (western England): occupational name for someone who trained hawks or engaged in the sport of hawking from Middle English hauker ‘falconer hawker’ (Old English hafocere). Hawking was a major medieval sport and the provision and training of hawks for a feudal lord was not an uncommon obligation in lieu of rent. The right of any free man to keep hawks for his own use was conceded in Magna Carta though social status determined what kind of bird someone could keep the kestrel being the lowest grade.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Hacker, Harker, Hawken, Hucker, Sawyer, Thacker, Harder, Hammer

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Where is the Hawker family from?

You can see how Hawker families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Hawker family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Hawker families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 73 Hawker families living in Ontario. This was about 56% of all the recorded Hawker's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Hawker families in 1911.
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What did your Hawker ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Hawker. 32% of Hawker men worked as a Farmer and 34% of Hawker women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Hawker were Laborer and Teacher. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    32%
  • Clerk
    14%
  • Labourer
    8%
  • Laborer
    6%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Stenographer
    34%
  • Housekeeper
    34%
  • Teacher
    34%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 16,000 immigration records available for the last name Hawker. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 4,000 military records available for the last name Hawker. For the veterans among your Hawker ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Hawker lifespan?

Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Hawker life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 1971. The average life expectancy for Hawker in 1958 was 48, and 79 in 2004.

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