Where does “Hawkins” come from?

Hawkins is a Middle English diminutive surname derived from Hal, itself a Middle English short form of a name meaning "estate ruler" or "home ruler."

Hawkins (English): A placename

Definitions

  1. A placename

Ancestry of “Hawkins”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishHawkin—
2Middle EnglishHal—

Words derived from “Hawkins”

Every word from Middle English Hal →Every word from Middle English Hawkin →