Hawking (name)

Hawking (name)

Family name
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meaning ="falconry"
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related names =Hawken, Hawkins
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Hawking is an English language surname with origin from falconry. Variations include "Hawken" and "Hawkins". Hawking is uncommon as a given name. People with the name Hawking include:

* Fred Hawking (born 1909), Australian rules footballer
* Lucy Hawking (born 1970), English journalist and novelist
* MC Hawking, Fictional rapper
* Stephen Hawking (born 1942), British theoretical physicist


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