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: __NOTOC__ 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