Hawken

The surname Hawken comes from the Nordic given name Haakon, the name of seven Norwegian kings. The given name evolved 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

Given name

 * Walter Hawken Tregellas (1831–1894), British writer