title: Hawken
text: # 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
  