The surname Hawken comes from the Nordic given name Haakon, the name of seven Norwegian kings. The given name evolved[clarification needed] to Hakon, and variations include: Håkon, Haakon, Horken, Hörken, Hawkin, Hawkins, and Hawken. Hawken is a possible variation of the English language surname "Hawkins".
It is also used as a first name, mostly amongst direct Norwegian lineages.
People with the name Hawken include:
Dominic Hawken (born 1967), keyboard player and session musician
Jacob and Samuel Hawken (1786–1849) and (1792–1884), American gunsmiths
John Hawken (born 1940), English keyboard player
Les Hawken (born 1949), former Australian rules footballer
Nicholas Hawken (1836–1908), English-born Australian politician
Paul Hawken (born 1946) American environmentalist, entrepreneur, author, and activist
Roger Hawken (1878–1947), Australian engineer
Spencer Hawken (born 1973), British director, writer, producer and film critic
John Christopher Hawken (9 May 1940 – 15 May 2024) was an English keyboard player, best known as a member of The Nashville Teens, Renaissance, and the...
The surname Hawken comes from the Nordic given name Haakon, the name of seven Norwegian kings. The given name evolved[clarification needed] to Hakon, and...
The Hawken rifle is a muzzle-loading rifle that was widely used on the prairies and in the Rocky Mountains of the United States during the early frontier...
Paul Gerard Hawken (born February 8, 1946) is an American environmentalist, entrepreneur, author, economist, and activist. Hawken was born in San Mateo...
Hawken School is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school in Northeast Ohio. Hawken currently has two main campuses, the Lower and...
Anthony Hawken (born 1948) is an English sculptor. Hawken is a figurative sculptor working bronze, marble, and stone. He is also a medal-maker, printmaker...
nekminit) is an Internet meme made popular by New Zealand skateboarder Levi Hawken. Hawken appeared in a viral video which shows a scooter, apparently destroyed...
Dai Xiuli (Chinese: 戴秀丽 / 秀丽·霍肯) is a Chinese businesswoman. She is the minority owner of Reading. In 2021, Dai became minority owner of English side Reading...
Oswald James Hawken (1870–1957) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand, and was a cabinet minister 1926–1928 in the Reform Government....
Dominic J. Hawken (1967 – 6 February 2023) was a keyboard player, session musician, music writer and software engineer. His music career started in the...
Aidan Hawken (born November 5, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter and musician from San Francisco. Aidan Alexander Hawken was born in San Anselmo...
Hawken (born 6 May 1973) is a British film producer, director, writer, and former film critic. His work includes Death Walks and No Reasons. Hawken has...
Jacob and Samuel Hawken were American gunsmiths and traders who operated from their shop in St. Louis, Missouri from 1825 to 1855. They are famous for...
A Sadie Hawkins dance or turnabout is a usually informal dance sponsored by a high school, middle school or college, to which the ladies invite the gentlemen...
Nicholas Hawken (1 January 1836 – 13 July 1908) was an English-born Australian politician. Hawken was born at St Austell in Cornwall to William Hawken and...
Les Hawken (born 9 June 1949) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the VFL during the early 1970s. Hawken was a back pocket...
Roger William Hercules Hawken (12 May 1878 – 18 October 1947), an Australian engineer, was the first lecturer in civil engineering, and then a professor...
Angela Hawken is a professor of public policy and director of the Marron Institute of Urban Management at New York University. Her research focuses primarily...
Dinah Hawken (born 1943) is a New Zealand poet, creative writing teacher, physiotherapist, counsellor and social worker. Hawken was born in Hāwera in...
Revolution is a 1999 book on environmental economics co-authored by Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins and Hunter Lovins. It has been translated into a dozen languages...
Richard Hawken (born 3 January 1972) is a British racing driver who most notably competed in the second round of the 2015 British Touring Car Championship...
engines for industry, a subsidiary of Teignmouth, England based Sleeman and Hawken. The company was formed in 1986, after owner Hawker Siddeley Group Plc merged...
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