Fawkes | |
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Family name | |
Pronunciation | Fawks, IPA: [fɔːks] |
Meaning | Falcon |
Region of origin | British Isles |
Language(s) of origin | Norman |
Related names | Fakes, Faulks, Faulkes, Fawks, Fawlks, Fawlkes, Foulks, Foulkes, |
Footnotes: |
Fawkes is a surname of Norman-French origin, first appearing in the British Isles after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. The name ultimately derives from the pre-6th century Germanic given name of Falco (later Faulques) meaning "falcon". The first recorded spelling of the surname in England is that of one Geoffrey Faukes in 1221.
It is also, less frequently, a given name.