Explore the Family Name Hawkey
The meaning of Hawkey
English (Cornwall): variant, with loss of the medial genitive s, of Hawksey, which is a nickname from Middle English haukeseye ‘hawk’s eye’ and also a variant of Hawkshaw, recorded as Hawkesey in 1527.
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How common is the last name Hawkey in the United States?
Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Hawkey has moderately decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 24,288th in popularity and fell to 26,630th in 2010, a change of -9.64%. The count of people with the surname Hawkey also declined from 967 in 2000 to 915 in 2010, a decrease of -5.38%. Consequently, the number of individuals named Hawkey per 100,000 people dropped from 0.36 in 2000 to 0.31 in 2010, a drop of -13.89%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #24,288 | #26,630 | -9.64% |
| Count | 967 | 915 | -5.38% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.36 | 0.31 | -13.89% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hawkey
Shifting focus to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the largest ethnic identity group within the Hawkey surname in both 2000 and 2010 was White, making up 97.52% and 96.83% of the total respectively. Interestingly, the percentage representing the Hispanic ethnicity increased by 40.86%, albeit from a relatively small base of 0.93% in 2000 to 1.31% in 2010. The proportion of those identifying as two or more races also saw an increase, moving from 0.62% in 2000 to 0.77% in 2010. Additionally, there was a new appearance from those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010, comprising 0.55% of the total, while the representation of Asian/Pacific Islanders in 2000 (0.52%) was no longer present in 2010. The Black ethnicity remained absent from the data in both years.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 97.52% | 96.83% | -0.71% |
| Hispanic | 0.93% | 1.31% | 40.86% |
| Two or More Races | 0.62% | 0.77% | 24.19% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0.55% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.52% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |