Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword hawk.
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Astore Italian
Derived from Italian astore meaning "goshawk", which is a bird of prey that was used for hunting in the Middle Ages. The surname had first started out as a nickname: either for a falconer, or for a person who had aquiline features or who was cunning by nature.
Atmaca Turkish
Means "hawk" in Turkish, referring specifically to the sparrow hawk (genus Accipiter).
Atzori Italian
Possibly from Spanish azor "goshawk", otherwise a variant of Atzeri.
Bajwa Punjabi
Derived from Persian باز والا (bâz vâlâ) meaning "great hawk, great falcon".
Banogon Filipino, Cebuano
Means "hawklike" in Cebuano, ultimately from banog meaning "hawk".
Bucao Filipino, Cebuano
Means "hawk-owl" (genus Ninox) in Cebuano.
Doğan Turkish
Means "hawk, falcon" in Turkish.
Habsburg German
This surname may have been used by someone whose descendants originated from the House of Habsburg, which was one of the most important royal houses in Europe. It is assumed that the surname is derived from High German Habichtsburg meaning "hawk castle," but some historians and linguists believe that it may actually be derived from Middle High German hab/hap meaning "ford", as there is a river with a ford nearby.
Haukebø Norwegian
A combination of Norwegian hauk, derived from Old Norse haukr, "hawk" and , derived from Old Norse bœr, "farm". The meaning refers to hawks sitting abode; as on the roof of a barn.
Hayamizu Japanese
Haya means "fast" or "hawk" and mizu means "water".
Hayano Japanese
Haya can mean "swift" or "hawk" and no means "field, plain".
Hayase Japanese
Haya can mean "hawk" or "fast" and se means "ripple, current".
Höök Swedish
Derived from Swedish hök "hawk".
Huamán Quechua (Hispanicized)
Hispanicized form of Quechua waman meaning "falcon, hawk".
Krull Estonian
Krull is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "kull" meaning "hawk".
Kull Estonian
Kull is an Estonian surname meaning "hawk".
Mamani Indigenous American, Aymara
Means "falcon, hawk" in Aymara.
Mitaka Japanese
There is a city in Tokyo with this name. It is spelled using 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 鷹 (taka) meaning "falcon, eagle, hawk". As a surname, it could likely be spelled using 見 (mi) meaning "outlook, view, mindset" or 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" as well.
Ōtaka Japanese
This surname combines 大 (tai, dai, oo-, -oo.ini, oo.kii) meaning "big, large" with 高 (kou, taka, taka.i, taka.maru, taka.meru, -daka) meaning "expensive, high, tall," 鷹 (ou, you, taka) meaning "hawk," 孝 (kyou, kou, taka) meaning "child's respect, filial piety," 嵩 (shuu, suu, kasa, kasa.mu, taka.i) meaning "be aggravated, grow bulky, grow worse, swell" or 貴 (ki, tatto.i, tatto.bu, touto.i, touto.bu, taka) meaning "esteem, honour, precious, prize, value."... [more]
Ōtaka Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 鷹 (taka) meaning "eagle, falcon, hawk".
Shevardnadze Georgian
Means "son of the falcon", from Georgian შავარდენი (shavardeni) meaning "falcon, hawk". A famous bearer was Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze (1928-2014).
Sperber German, Jewish
From a nickname for a small but belligerent person from Middle High German sperwære "sparrow hawk" (Old High German sparwāri a compound of sparw "sparrow" and āri "eagle").
Takasu Japanese
Takasu is a surname that means "Hawk's nest". Taka alone means "hawk"(and others not used for this)and Su is the "nest".
Tedrekull Estonian
Tedrekull is an Estonian surname meaning "grouse hawk".